Review: React, Part I

In this unit, you learned about React.

Congratulations! The goal of this unit was to introduce you to the popular JavaScript library, React. React is a powerful tool to help you build better, scalable front-ends for your website through the creation of components. You also reviewed ES6 and functional JavaScript concepts to further help in your understanding of React.

Having completed this unit, you are now able to:

• Understand ES6+ and functional JavaScript programming concepts

• Know what a Virtual DOM is and how it is used in React

• Understand JSX

• Build React components

If you are interested in learning more about these topics, here are some additional resources:

• Documentation: React Documentation: Getting Started

• Tutorial: Intro to React

• Article: Thinking in React

• Article: What the Fork is the React Virtual DOM

• Resource: Awesome React

• Resource: Create React App

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