5 Lessons Learned From A Major React Native Upgrade

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Upgrade path from 0.55.4 to 0.62.2 documents concrete fixes: use React Native Upgrade Helper diffs to align iOS and Android build files, address iOS 13 quirks and Android 64‑bit requirement, enable auto‑linking from RN60, and resolve a crashing react‑navigation bump. Work proceeds by breaking tasks, using bleeding edge branches for tiny commits, and skipping nonessential majors across 72 dependencies. Result: app compiles and runs on both platforms after iterative fixes.

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1. 0:00Introduction and background
2. 1:33Taking on a legacy project
3. 5:30Strategies for dependency
4. 8:41Community and tools
5. 11:42Divide and conquer method
6. 14:42Managing version jumps
7. 17:42Lessons learned and closing

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