You will get better and faster in learning and this is probably one of the most valuable skills you will need when you are working in sofware development. The more you get acquainted with different technologies, different programming languages, different frameworks, etc., the easier it will be to learn new things. Besides that, it is always a good investment of your time to regularly learn new languages, frameworks. Well, React is gaining popularity and is one of the most popular JavaScript frameworks at the moment according to several surveys and reports. The first question we need to ask ourselves is why we should invest in learning React anyway. We will explain how you can have a flying start with React and share our experiences. React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. That’s it, and now you can enjoy working inside PhpStorm or WebStorm while running the comfortable Android AVD emulator.In this blog we are going to explore how we can get started with React. Go back to WebStorm or PhpStorm and run(with the react native cli) the usual command, “react-native run-android” and that would open the app inside of the Android AVD(if you see an error, refresh the Android AVD using the usual double-click on R.Run the Android AVD as you usually would.After the new React Native project has been created, open that same project with the Android Studio IDE.Open a new React Native project in WebStorm or PhpStorm.

Follow this steps, and you will be able to use Android AVD within WebStorm in no-time. Some of you might think “why would I need to open AVD inside Webstorm?”, and maybe even be correct, as the newest versions of Android Studio working on the Intellij Engine as well(and also doing it pretty well).īut, the programmers that are working with WebStorm or PhpStorm on the daily, they wouldn’t want to move to Android Studio every time they decide to work on a React Native project.Īs one of those “programmers”, I have found a simple workaround that works for me.

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