Everything You Need To Know To Get Started With ReactJS.

ReactJS can be quite overwhelming and intimidating when getting started.

Below is everything you need to know to set off your journey of learning ReactJS on the right foot as a developer.

What is ReactJS?

React is a free and open-source front-end JavaScript framework for building user interfaces based on UI components.

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Why should you learn ReactJS?

React developers are in high demand.

It is easy to learn.

It helps to build rich user interfaces.

Can build mobile apps using React Native

Benefits of ReactJS

Speed

Flexibility

Usability

Things to learn before learning ReactJS

HTML

CSS

Javascript

Package Manager (Node and NPM)

Command-line

What to learn in Javascript before learning ReactJS

General Javascript concepts:

Variables

Functions

Data types

Conditional statements

Modern Javascript concepts:

ES6 classes

let/const

Arrow functions

Destructuring assignment

ES6 modules

Asynchronous Javascript

Dev Environment Tools

Node

Browser - Chrome

Text Editor - Visual Studio Code

React Developer Tools

VS Code Extensions

Prettier-code formatter

ES7 React/Redux/GraphQL/React-Native snippets

Conclusion

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