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React Native layout management with Yoga 3.0

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Andrew Baisden
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React Native, an open-source JavaScript framework, facilitates the development of mobile applications with a single codebase that operates on both iOS and Android, significantly speeding up app development. The latest update, React Native v0.74, introduces the Yoga 3.0 layout engine, which brings enhanced layout performance and improved consistency with web interactions by adhering more closely to CSS flexbox standards. Notable updates in Yoga 3.0 include full support for CSS's static position and the introduction of new properties like alignContent: space-evenly, aligning React Native's behavior more closely with web standards. Additionally, React Native v0.74 enhances performance with a new Bridgeless Mode and Batched Layout, reducing render times and improving interoperability. Despite these enhancements, Yoga 3.0 has some limitations compared to CSS flexbox, such as the lack of support for certain properties and pseudo-classes, requiring developers to adapt their strategies for achieving similar layouts in mobile applications.