Tag: React

  • Expo on Codespaces

    Expo on Codespaces

    —

    by

    Dougie Richardson
    in

    What will I need? How long will it take? About ten minutes. Lets give it a go! Create a new Codespace using the blank template: Once initalised, create an empty Expo React App (select (y)es when prompted): Install the expo-cli command line tool globally: Change into your example project’s folder and edit App.js, maybe adding…

  • Metro not starting automatically on Ubuntu

    Metro not starting automatically on Ubuntu

    —

    by

    Dougie Richardson
    in

    Expected behaviour: Should launch Metro and an Android emulator but Metro is not launched. Manually launching metro works:

  • Tech for Good – Volunteers Assemble

    Tech for Good – Volunteers Assemble

    —

    by

    Dougie Richardson
    in

    The message at this year’s Tech for Good Summit was that as a society we face significant challenges, only by working together can we have an impact on those challenges. One of the day’s events, Volunteers Assemble, saw three big challenges identified by the Scottish Tech Army presented to small groups of volunteers. We had…