React js: The Complete BeginnerÕs Guide to React - 2nd Edition (2020)

React js: The Complete BeginnerÕs Guide to React - 2nd Edition (2020)React js The Complete Beginners Guide to React 2nd Edition (2020) Facebook's React has changed the way we think about web applications and user interface development. Due to its design, you can use it beyond web. A feature known as the Virtual DOM enables this. In this chapter we'll go through some of the basic ideas behind the library so you understand React a little better before moving on. What is React? React is a JavaScript library that forces

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The Complete BeginnerÕs Guide to React - 2nd Edition (2020)
Facebook's React has changed the way we think about web applications and user interface development. Due to its design, you can use it beyond web. A feature known as the Virtual DOM enables this.

In this chapter we'll go through some of the basic ideas behind the library so you understand React a little better before moving on.

What is React?

React is a JavaScript library that forces you to think in terms of components. This model of thinking fits user interfaces well. Depending on your background it might feel alien at first. You will have to think very carefully about the concept of state and where it belongs.

Because state management is a difficult problem, a variety of solutions have appeared. In this book, we'll start by managing state ourselves and then push it to a Flux implementation known as Alt. There are also implementations available for several other alternatives, such as Redux, MobX, and Cerebral.