Lynx Tutorial – JS Framework for Cross Platform Development

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Lynx is a framework similar to React Native. In this course you will learn to build a game search application using Lynx, ByteDance’s newly open-sourced cross-platform framework that delivers native performance with modern development practices. This comprehensive course guides you through setting up a Lynx project, implementing API integration, and mastering Lynx’s unique dual-thread architecture for optimal performance. This tutorial provides an essential introduction to Lynx’s UI components, state management with TanStack Query, and navigation implementation using React Router.

Course created by Brijen Makwana.

Source Code: https://github.com/BrijenMakwana/lynx-game-search

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Contents
(0:00:00) Video Game Search Mobile App (Lynx)
(0:01:49) Initialize the project
(0:03:11) Setup Lynx Explorer App for the Testing
(0:05:08) Understand the Project Structure
(0:06:08) Setup Lynx Dev Tools
(0:07:56) Cleanup the Project
(0:10:17) GameCard Component
(0:15:25) GameCategory Component
(0:23:06) Intro to IGDB API
(0:24:55) Use Postman to test IGDB API
(0:29:12) Queries for Game Categories
(0:33:22) Setup Tanstack Query
(0:34:59) useGameQuery Custom Hook
(0:42:30) Fetch images from IGDB API
(0:45:10) Event Listeners in Lynx
(0:46:13) Setup React Router
(0:47:22) Add New Route for Game Details Screen
(0:57:59) useGame Custom hook
(1:05:57) Working on the Game Details Screen
(1:27:44) GameList Component
(1:29:51) Implementing Loader
(1:32:15) Add CSS Animations
(1:33:49) Run Code in the Main Thread because of the Dual Thread Architecture of Lynx
(1:38:54) useGameEvents Custom Hook
(1:41:29) GameEvents Component
(1:45:29) EventCard Component
(1:53:36) Add New Route for Game Event Screen
(1:56:49) useGameEvent Custom Hook
(2:00:46) Working on the Game Event Screen
(2:07:05) Add New Route for Game Search Screen
(2:12:32) Working on the Game Search Screen
(2:13:04) Handle Input in Lynx
(2:19:45) useSearch Custom Hook
(2:24:53) Display Games in Search Screen
(2:29:00) Outro

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