What Is React & Is It Right For You?

React is a front-end JavaScript library developed by Facebook.
This video will give you a peek into how React works, covering the structure of React applications, JSX, and foundational concepts like React elements and components. You'll also learn about what React is used for, the companies that use it, and how to decide if it's right for your next project.
Ready to get started with React? As Martin points out, React Developers are in high demand, and adding the library to your tech stack can help give you an edge in your job search.
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- What Is React?: bit.ly/3c1JzlO
- Learn React: bit.ly/3pvvjEY
- Learn React Router: bit.ly/3QzZ6bH
- Learn React Testing: bit.ly/3PNgbhf
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[@_stultus]

Thanks for the wonderful explanation :) It was really helpful. One thing I want to point out is that the last section is a bit misleading. I was hoping to get a hint on when to use react and when not to use it. Instead, you took the section as whether it is worth to study react. Which is totally a different question altogether. My biggest takeaway from the video is the explanation of how recat modifies the dom element compared to the conventional way. Thanks for explaining it in a very simple way.

[@AyeshaAhmed]

Thanks for pointing this out :)

[@indiamarispereira6944]

Nice explanation, any English speaker can easly understand your accent.

[@saeedtalib8358]

Js library

[@adegbengaogungeje5124]

At the beginning of the Lesson it was stated that React is a Framework. Then later it was stated that its a library. Is React a library or a framework?

[@obey_giant]

library

[@emmanueltech9705]

It is a library but it can be compared to others framework

[@elijahgummer9250]

lol same

[@elijahgummer9250]

i like to think of it like this to easily remember: Library: It's like a toolbox. You choose the tools you need to build your project. Framework: It's like a recipe. You follow the steps and ingredients provided to create your project.

[@jacquitratongamanahaja979]

I hardly could the guy's voice which made it hard for me to wrap my head around what he said. But thanks though.

[@theastuteangler]

"full stack engineer" I've heard enough

[@moazzamqureshi7150]

He just called it a framework in the intro lol

[@legoghetto2689]

barely understandable regarding the pronunciation

[@olevelcieroot2310]

why would most of these lecturers have some weird pronunciation. I could hardly get what they are saying. :(

[@hmn4124]

so hard to understand what the guy is saying