What Is React?
This course will teach you what React is and help you understand why React is the number one JavaScript library for building JavaScript apps in a browser.
What you'll learn
React is the number one JavaScript library for building JavaScript apps in a browser. In this course, What Is React?, you’ll learn all about the component-based nature of React and how that translates into highly performant and easy to use web applications. First, you’ll explore the nature of React and how it addresses building component-based web apps. Next, you’ll discover how React is based on a virtual DOM that efficiently maintains an application's user interface to mirror that virtual DOM. Finally, you’ll learn how React uses the powerful JSX syntax to represent components and the actual UI of a running web app. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have an excellent understanding of why React is the most popular JavaScript library for building web apps, as well as what it takes to build a React app.
Table of contents
- What Is Really Happening Inside a React App 4m
- React Is a Library and Not a Framework 3m
- What It Means That React Is a Single Page App (SPA) 6m
- Understanding React without a Build Chain or JSX Syntax 6m
- Converting Our React Library Calls to Use JSX Syntax 5m
- Expanding JSX Syntax to Handle Returning a List and a Child Component 4m
- What F(G(X)) Means When Rendering React Component Trees 1m
- What Makes React Apps Reactive 6m
About the author
Peter is an independent software consultant, specializing in .NET development from 1985 through 2001, as well as an MVP since 2006. He was founder and president of Tufden Inc, where he successfully delivered systems for clinic scheduling, insurance company management and medical claim processing. His solutions included delivering a turnkey medical office management system to over 500 customers nationwide. His passion for the computer dates back to elementary school when he joined his first compu... more