Migrating a complex brownfield React Native app to Expo: lessons from MyWheels

Steve Galili, a Lead Software Engineer at MyWheels in Amsterdam, outlines the significant benefits of transitioning from React Native RNC CLI to Expo for their car-sharing platform, emphasizing the enhanced efficiency, collaboration, and development agility achieved. MyWheels, a leader in sustainable urban mobility in the Netherlands, faced challenges with slower builds and complex setups under RNC CLI, which hindered team collaboration and development velocity. The shift to Expo brought streamlined workflows, robust cross-platform capabilities, and simplified CI/CD processes through Expo App Services (EAS), allowing the team to expedite release cycles and onboard developers more smoothly. This migration not only improved the codebase and teamwork but also enabled web developers to seamlessly contribute to mobile development without needing deep knowledge of platform-specific intricacies. Expo's comprehensive documentation, community support, and built-in tools have become integral to MyWheels' development ethos, empowering them to deliver updates rapidly and focus on building the best car-sharing app in Europe.

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