---
title: "This week's React news, issue 2"
publication: "React Status"
issue: 2
published_at: "2016-08-26"
canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/2"
---

react status 2   

This week's React news -[Read this on the Web](http://react.statuscode.com/issues/2) 

[react status](http://react.statuscode.com) Issue 2      

We're still in 'beta' but your reactions to [issue 1](http://react.statuscode.com/issues/1) have already had an impact on the design of this issue :-) Thanks!
 _Peter Cooper, Editor_ 

[Introducing React Native Ubuntu](https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/blog/2016/08/05/introducing-react-native-ubuntu/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — It’s now possible to develop native applications for Ubuntu using Web technologies via React Native. Justin McPhersonnative [React Dates: A Date Picker from Airbnb](https://github.com/airbnb/react-dates?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — An accessible, easily i18n-able, mobile-friendly date-picker library for the Web. Airbnbcode [Bootstrapping A React Project](https://auth0.com/blog/bootstrapping-a-react-project/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Setting up a new React app properly can be tricky. This walkthrough goes through setting up Webpack, Babel, hot reloading, i18n, and more properly. Ryan Chenkie [Relay 2 Revealed and Explained](https://zeemee.engineering/relay-2-simpler-faster-more-predictable-128769e72318?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Facebook’s Greg Hurrell revealed [Relay](https://facebook.github.io/relay/) 2’s features at the Silicon Valley ReactJS Meetup. Pete Huitsingvideo [Got Teaching Skills? React Experience? Become A Recognized Expert](https://www.pluralsight.com/teach?cid=7011A0000016GRLQA2&utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Share your React knowledge with a global audience by authoring professional online video training courses. Pluralsightsponsored [A Tale of Replacing React with Rails](https://medium.com/@jacobwgillespie/replacing-react-with-rails-6e874fdc6889?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — The story of a developer who moved a React-powered app to Rails including why he decided to do it and how it worked out. Jacob Gillespie [Adding Analytics to a React Native App](https://www.sitepoint.com/adding-analytics-to-a-react-native-app/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — React Native is a great framework for building cross-platform apps, and Wern Ancheta looks at adding user analytics with Keen.io and Segment.io Sitepointnative [How to Make Beats with ReactJS](https://formidable.com/blog/2016/08/22/make-dope-beats-with-reactjs/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Using react-music to work with the Web Audio API. Ken Wheeler [Building Living Documentation for Components with React-Storybook](https://medium.com/@mlthuret/building-a-react-components-living-documentation-using-react-storybook-5f11f0e7d23e?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — It's possible to build React components in such a way that they essentially document themselves. Marie-Laure Thuret [The Case of the Missing React Framework](https://medium.com/@gammons/the-case-of-the-missing-react-framework-ab45c4e71b91?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — _“Learning React is easy, but learning how to properly architect an app [..] is an exercise in frustration.”_ Grant Ammons [create-react-pwa: To Create React-Based Progessive Web Apps](https://medium.com/dev-channel/create-react-pwa-7b69425ffa86?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Turn the output of [create-react-app](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app) into a progressive web app (PWA) with offline support. Jeffrey Posnicktools [8 React Native 'Starter Kits' for Mobile App Development](https://www.icicletech.com/blog/react-native-starter-kits?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Popular React-Native starter kits and boilerplates to quickly start making high quality and efficient mobile applications for iOS and Android. Murtaza Basrainative [Diverse Test-Automation Frameworks for React Native Apps](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/08/test-automation-frameworks-for-react-native-apps/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — A look at what tools and techniques are available for testing React Native apps. Ville-Veikko Helppinative 

[Creating a Collapsible Navigation Menu in React](http://davidmeents.com/creating-a-collapsible-navigation-menu-in-react-js/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) David Meents [A Step-by-Step TDD Approach to Testing React Components using Enzyme](http://thereignn.ghost.io/a-step-by-step-tdd-approach-on-testing-react-components-using-enzyme/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Vlad Zelinschi [A QR Code Scanner Component for React Native](https://github.com/moaazsidat/react-native-qrcode-scanner?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Moaaz Sidatnative     [Read this issue on the Web](http://react.statuscode.com/issues/2) [See our archives](http://react.statuscode.com/issues) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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