Setting up a React Native Development Environment (Expo & Metro Server)

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📌 Setting up a React Native Development Environment (Expo & Metro Server)

🎯 Goal

Set up a working React Native development environment using Expo and Metro Server.

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✅ Why is this important?

Focus Bear's mobile app runs on React Native with Expo and Metro bundler. You need to understand how to set up, run, and debug a project in this environment.

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✅ Tasks

• Research and install the required dependencies for React Native development
• Set up a new project using Expo
• Run the project using Metro Server
• Test hot reloading and debugging in Metro bundler
• Identify and solve any installation or setup issues

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✅ Reflection (environment-setup.md)

• What is the role of Metro in React Native development?
• How does Expo simplify React Native development?
• What issues did you encounter, and how did you resolve them?