Getting Started w/ React
Chris Sev
@chris__sev
scotch.io
DigitalOcean
better.dev
What is React?
JavaScript library to make user interfaces
🤗 Show of Hands 🤗
Demo!
Hello World
Why use React?
Makes JavaScript easy to write
Easy to Write
It's just JavaScript!
Components
Reusable and composable
Very Fast
Virtual DOM only updates what is needed
Scale to Large Apps
More components
Go Mobile
Jump to React Native when ready
Our Agenda
Module 1: Intro
Module 2: Getting Started
Module 3: JSX & Templating
Module 4: Components
Lunch?
Module 5: Component Communication
Module 6: Getting Data
Module 7: All Together Now