Aman Mittal is a documentation consultant at Expo and experienced technical writer, specializing in cross-platform mobile and web development, with over 150 programming articles published since 2017.
232 articles from this blog
A step-by-step guide to renaming the default branch from 'master' to 'main' in both a local Git repository and on GitHub.
A guide to using Tamagui, a UI kit and optimizing compiler for building cross-platform design systems in React Native and React Native Web.
A developer advocate reflects on 2021, covering career growth, burnout, technical writing, and popular React Native tutorials.
A tutorial on creating a custom React Native hook to toggle password visibility in login forms, improving user experience.
Learn two methods to handle notches and status bars in React Native apps: using the built-in SafeAreaView and the cross-platform react-native-safe-area-context library.
Guide to enabling and customizing native bracket pair colorization in VS Code for improved code readability.
A tutorial on adding a splash screen and app icon to a React Native app using the react-native-bootsplash package.
A guide on enabling and using full-screen mode for the iOS simulator to improve focus during React Native/Expo development.
A technical guide to fixing the 'RCTBridge required dispatch_sync' warning in React Native iOS development.
A tutorial on implementing multi-language support in a React Native app using i18next and react-native-localize.
A tutorial on how to make GET requests and pass parameters using the Axios HTTP client library in JavaScript.
A tutorial on integrating Firebase Authentication into an Expo React Native app using email/password login and React Navigation.
A guide to defining common prop types like primitives, objects, arrays, unions, and functions in TypeScript for React components.
Explains PropTypes for runtime type checking in React and compares it to using TypeScript's static types for better developer experience.
A Developer Advocate shares their first three months at Draftbit, detailing their transition from tech writer and the core responsibilities of the role.
A tutorial on building a custom, synchronized image gallery in React Native using react-native-snap-carousel and FlatList with React Hooks.
A tutorial on creating a custom, translucent bottom tab bar in React Native using the React Navigation library.
Explains how to enable and use ES6 import syntax in Node.js projects, covering package.json configuration and Babel setup.
A tutorial on using Expo Camera to capture images and upload them to Cloudinary in a React Native application.
A tutorial on implementing geolocation in React Native apps using expo-location to fetch coordinates and convert them to a postal address.
