# Management of Native Code and React Native at Shopify

DevFeed: [Management of Native Code and React Native at Shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/management-of-native-code-and-react-native-at-shopify-1484.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shopify.engineering/managing-native-code-react-native>)

Author: Colin Gray

Published: 2021-04-16T14:30:52Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering.md>), [Shopify Engineering - Shopify Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shopify-engineering-shopify-engineering.md>)

Topics: [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [animation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/animation.md>), [best-practices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/best-practices.md>), [ios](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ios.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [react-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/react-native.md>), [shopify](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shopify.md>), [ui](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ui.md>)

## AI overview

Shopify discusses how it uses native iOS and Android code alongside React Native, focusing on when native UI components or modules may be warranted for complex, high-performance interface and background-process needs.

## Source excerpt

A year ago, we announced our decision to place our bets, and our developer resources, on React Native. As you could expect, the move was met internally with a mix of excitement and apprehension, but a year later, we are still convinced that we made the right decision.