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React Key Concepts

You're reading from   React Key Concepts Consolidate your knowledge of React's core features

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803234502
Length 590 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Maximilian Schwarzmüller Maximilian Schwarzmüller
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface
1. React – What and Why FREE CHAPTER 2. Understanding React Components and JSX 3. Components and Props 4. Working with Events and State 5. Rendering Lists and Conditional Content 6. Styling React Apps 7. Portals and Refs 8. Handling Side Effects 9. Behind the Scenes of React and Optimization Opportunities 10. Working with Complex State 11. Building Custom React Hooks 12. Multipage Apps with React Router 13. Managing Data with React Router 14. Next Steps and Further Resources Appendix

Introduction

React.js is a frontend JavaScript library. This means that it's all about building (web) user interfaces and handling user interaction.

Up to this point, this book has extensively explored how React may be used to add interactivity to a web app. State, event handling, and dynamic content are key concepts relating to this.

Of course, websites and web apps are not just about interactivity. You could build an amazing web app that offers interactive and engaging features, and yet it may still be unpopular if it lacks appealing visuals. Presentation is key, and the web is no exception.

Therefore, like all other apps and websites, React apps and websites need proper styling. And when working with web technologies, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is the language of choice.

This book is not about CSS, though. It won't explain or teach you how to use CSS as there are dedicated, better resources for that (e.g., the free CSS guides at https://developer.mozilla...

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