Part 1. Meet React
If you’ve worked on frontend JavaScript applications in the past two years, you’ve probably heard of React. You might have heard of it even if you’re just starting out building user interfaces. Even if you’re hearing about React for the first time in this book, I’ve still got you covered: there are many hugely popular applications that use React. If you use Facebook, watch Netflix, or learn about computer science through Khan Academy, you’ve used an application built with React.
React is a library for building user interfaces. It was created by engineers at Facebook and since its release has made waves in the JavaScript communities. It’s gained in popularity over the past few years and is the tool of choice for many teams ...
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