Working to add a web portion to an existing React Native/Typescript application, I stumbled across react-native-web. Could this be love at first sight — simply add the npm package, react-scripts, and we have a somewhat working web? I eagerly got it setup, and fired up my new — likely buggy — web app…or so I thought. Nope, the build refused to compile, and most of the build issues were in external dependencies, presenting what would be the first of a series of issues I experienced before getting to the promise-land. Today I’m sharing this journey, highlighting the major problems and the solutions to each roadblock. Let’s do this!

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