DevBlog #01 - React Native is hard man

 

Hello there, this is the second development blog for Project eyesight, showing what progress was made during the month of July. I’ve also included an updated roadmap to kind of let you all know when the app is coming out. Keep in mind however, this isn’t a definitive timeline, I also have other stuff going on that unfortunately take much of my time (like an actual job because I need something to support this project).

Development updates

After what it felt like ages, I managed to get React Native properly working, which reminds me to tell you, if you’re looking forward to making your own multi-platform app, choose Flutter, for the love of God stay away from the death trap that is React Native. It may be too late for me but there’s still hope for you out there. (Next I’ll post a quick tutorial to set RN up for Visual Studio Code, hope I’ll be able to help).

In a more serious tone however, I have been using July to learn how all the small parts of RN work and started prototyping sections of the app. Once I got the hang of the basics, things don’t seem so bad, (still I recommend Flutter).

I haven’t been able to put much time on the app, so progress has been slower than I’d hoped, but there has been progress, nonetheless. I managed to get the app intro to work properly and sending the user into the ‘Home’ screen. Currently working on implementing the timer features for the ‘Jome’ screen so I can get them to work with each other. I suspect that will take me about a week to figure out as I don’t really have any experience working with these things, but we’ll see.

Roadmap

Mobile Design

  • This part is already done, all the little things have been set up so I can start working on the app for both Android and IOS. Android will come earlier however, simply because it is much easier and cheaper to release apps on the Play Store rather than the App Store.

Prototyping

  • This is where I am currently, and it will probably last until September 2023. This is because I am focusing on building most of the features of the app during this time, separately including implementing the designs for each feature hopefully.
  • June 2023 – September 2023

Development

  • This part will probably last from October to December 2023. I haven’t planned too much time for this stage, as most features will be already created by this point, and all I will have to do is implement them with the respective design on the actual project. So, it shouldn’t take too long.
  • October 2023 – December 2023

Partial Release

  • I’m hoping to have the mobile BETA version out by January 2024.

Web Design

  • I’ll also hopefully start this part on January, although I might start it during the mobile Development stage, if I get the time to do so. Either way it will probably take me until March 2024 to complete this part.
  • January 2024 – March 2024

Web Development

  • Again, since most features will be ready by this time, so this should not take too much time to complete. I am hoping I can get the web version out by June of 2024.
  • April 2024 – June 2024

Finishing Touches

  • This phase will be the one where I deal with all the smaller things in preparation for the full release.
  •  I don’t know how much this will take so; we’ll see how things go…

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