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Kent C. Dodds
How to React
... js
Please Stand...
if you are able ❤️ ♿️
What this talk is
- About abstraction and React
- Fundamental principles
Let's
Get
STARTED!
What is abstraction?
Let's take a look at an example...
// $(el).toggleClass(className);
function toggleClass(el, className) {
if (el.classList) {
el.classList.toggle(className);
} else {
var classes = el.className.split(' ');
var existingIndex = -1;
for (var i = classes.length; i--;) {
if (classes[i] === className)
existingIndex = i;
}
if (existingIndex >= 0) {
classes.splice(existingIndex, 1);
} else {
classes.push(className);
}
el.className = classes.join(' ');
}
}
2 questions
Before using an abstraction
- What is the benefit of this abstraction?
- What is the cost of this abstraction?
What if we use it before we know the answers?
// $(el).toggleClass(className)
function toggleClass(el, className) {
el.classList.toggle(className);
}What costs are there?
maintainability
performance
time investment
abstraction abandonment
Side note...
Want to just play around with stuff?
Want to just ship stuff?
That's totally cool.
Just recognize you don't know the all trade-offs...
So how do we start with React?
Start with JavaScript
And Modern JavaScript
Next, let's learn React
index.html
create-react-app
Dependencies and npm
Using npm...
Single Page App?
Let's learn routing with react-router!
State Management
Component State
Lifting State Up
- React Docs
setState -> props.onChange
value -> props.value
Colocating State
- Kent C. Dodds
props.onChange -> setState
props.value -> value
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Unchanged state?
JavaScript module (singleton)
Simple state?
Styling?
One-off Styling?
Use the css prop with emotion!
From here...
Learn as you go!
Thank you!
How to React
By Kent C. Dodds
How to React
Learning React can be confusing. React is a library, but even more than that, React is an ecosystem of tools that you piece together to create a program. This is a powerful property of the React community, however that ecosystem can be frustratingly distracting when you’re a newcomer trying to get your feet wet. The key to avoiding this frustration and confusion is to learn React (and its ecosystem) in the right order. In this talk, we’ll go over what that order is and give a roadmap so you can have a vision of where you’re going. Let’s learn how to React!
