>looking for a new IDE >ask the developer if it's a new IDE or vscode >they don't understand >I pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is vscode >they laugh and say "it's a good IDE sir" >I download the IDE >it's vscode

That would probably have greatly changed my experience with, and takeaway from, trying RN years ago as a native mobile dev... So much of RN as I learned it was write some JS as a guess in the dark and see what happens/breaks on refresh.