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Advanced Front-End Development: Building Scalable and High-Performance Web Applications with React
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Advanced Front-End Development: Building Scalable and High-Performance Web Applications with React

by Nitesh Upadhyaya
March 2025
Intermediate to advanced
438 pages
6h 54m
English
Apress
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N. UpadhyayaAdvanced Front-End Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-1318-4_2

2. Setting Up Your Development Environment

Nitesh Upadhyaya1  
(1)
Lutz, FL, USA
 

In this chapter, we’ll set up everything you need to start building applications with React. Setting up a well-configured development environment is essential to ensure a smooth workflow and optimize productivity. We’ll cover the installation of Node.js and npm, creating your first React app using both create-react-app and Vite, and some essential tools that will help streamline your development process, including VS Code, extensions, and Git for version control.

By the end of this chapter, you’ll ...

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