Chapter 3. React overview
This chapter covers
- How the virtual DOM works
- React’s functional nature
- Using JSX to declare React components
- Using React state to handle user interaction
React is a library for creating user interfaces, invented and used by Facebook. The React ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the last few years. It’s now possible to use React in many types of applications and architectures. This chapter will teach you what you need to know about React to build an isomorphic application. I’ll start by teaching you some React basics. The next chapter covers React component patterns and introduces React Router.
Note
Before getting started with this chapter, I recommend installing the React Developer tools for Chrome or ...
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