React vs. React Native
Same component model and creator (Meta), same JS/JSX — but they render to completely different targets: React outputs to the browser's DOM, React Native outputs to native iOS/Android UI components.
How to tell them apart on a resume
React
Paired with the DOM, Next.js, Redux, or browser concerns like SEO and bundle size — web frontend.
React Native
Paired with Expo, App Store/Play Store deployment, or native module bridging — mobile development.
The question that settles it
“Was that React for the web, or React Native for mobile — and if mobile, did you ever have to bridge into native code yourself?”
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