Je, unajengaje na kupeleka (deploy) programu za React Native?

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Kupeleka programu za React Native kunahusisha kujenga **release versions** kwa iOS na Android, **app store submission**, na mambo kama **over-the-air (OTA) updates** na CI/CD. Zana kama **EAS** (Expo) hurahisisha mchakato. Kuelewa deployment ni muhimu kwa kusafirisha programu.

## Kujenga release versions

```text
→ Build RELEASE builds for each platform:
  iOS → an .ipa (archive in Xcode or via EAS) → App Store Connect
  Android → an .aab (App Bundle, preferred) or .apk → Google Play
→ Configure signing (iOS certificates/profiles; Android keystore) — required
→ EAS BUILD (Expo) → builds iOS/Android in the cloud (no local native setup needed) —
  greatly simplifies building (especially without a Mac for iOS)
```

## App store submission

```text
→ Submit to the APP STORE (Apple review — stricter) and GOOGLE PLAY (Play Console)
→ Store listings, metadata, screenshots, privacy info, content rating
→ Testing tracks: TestFlight (iOS), Play testing tracks; staged rollouts
→ EAS Submit can automate store submission
```

## Over-the-air (OTA) updates

```text
OTA UPDATES → push JS/asset updates DIRECTLY to users WITHOUT an app store release:
  → because React Native apps are largely JavaScript, you can update the JS bundle OTA
  → EAS Update / (formerly CodePush) → ship bug fixes / updates instantly
  ⚠️ only JS/asset changes (NOT native code changes — those need a store release)
  ⚠️ respect store policies (don't change the app's nature via OTA)
→ A notable React Native advantage: fast updates without store review delays.
```

## Kwa nini ni muhimu

Kuelewa jinsi ya kujenga na kupeleka programu za React Native ni maarifa muhimu ya kiwango cha senior kwa sababu **kusafirisha programu kwa watumiaji ndio lengo**, na deployment ya React Native ina vipengele mahususi (ikiwemo baadhi ya faida za kipekee), hivyo ni muhimu kwa kutoa programu halisi.

Kuelewa **kujenga release versions** (kuunda release builds kwa kila platform — .ipa kwa iOS kuelekea App Store Connect, .aab kwa Android kuelekea Google Play — na kusanidi signing inayohitajika) ndio msingi, na kuelewa **EAS Build** (huduma ya cloud build ya Expo inayojenga kwa platform zote mbili bila local native setup, hasa ikiwezesha iOS builds bila Mac) huonyesha jinsi deployment ya kisasa ya React Native mara nyingi inavyorahisishwa.

Kuelewa **app store submission** (kuwasilisha kwa App Store ikiwa na ukaguzi mkali zaidi wa Apple na Google Play, pamoja na store listings, metadata, testing tracks kama TestFlight, na staged rollouts) huonyesha mchakato halisi wa release, wa kawaida kwa programu za mobile.

Kwa kipekee zaidi, kuelewa **over-the-air (OTA) updates** ni muhimu hasa kwa sababu ni **faida mashuhuri ya React Native**: kwa sababu programu za React Native ni JavaScript kwa kiasi kikubwa, unaweza **kusukuma JS na asset updates moja kwa moja kwa watumiaji bila release ya app store** (kupitia EAS Update au CodePush ya zamani), ukisafirisha bug fixes na updates papo hapo bila ucheleweshaji wa ukaguzi wa store — faida kubwa ya kipekee kwa frameworks zinazotegemea JS.

Kuelewa tahadhari muhimu (OTA hufanya kazi tu kwa mabadiliko ya JS/asset, siyo mabadiliko ya native code yanayohitaji release ya store, na sera za store lazima ziheshimiwe) huonyesha matumizi sahihi na ya kuwajibika.

Kwa kuwa kusafirisha programu ndio lengo na deployment ya React Native inahusisha release builds, store submission (pamoja na mambo ya kawaida ya mobile), na uwezo wa kipekee wa OTA-update, na kwa kuwa kuelewa (ikiwemo zana za EAS na faida ya OTA pamoja na tahadhari zake) ni lazima kwa kutoa na kudumisha programu, kuelewa jinsi ya kujenga na kupeleka programu za React Native ni maarifa muhimu ya kiwango cha senior — lazima kwa kusafirisha programu halisi, ikionyesha uelewa wa mwisho-hadi-mwisho unaotarajiwa kwa nafasi za senior, na hasa ikiwemo faida ya OTA-update mahususi ya React Native inayowezesha updates za haraka, uwezo muhimu kwa kudumisha programu za production za React Native.