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React 16 Tooling

You're reading from   React 16 Tooling Master essential cutting-edge tools, such as create-react-app, Jest, and Flow

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788835015
Length 298 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (12) Chapters Close

1. Creating a Personalized React Development Ecosystem FREE CHAPTER 2. Efficiently Bootstrapping React Applications with Create React App 3. Development Mode and Mastering Hot Reloading 4. Optimizing Test-Driven React Development 5. Streamlining Development and Refactoring with Type-Safe React Components 6. Enforcing Code Quality to Improve Maintainability 7. Isolating Components with Storybook 8. Debugging Components in the Browser 9. Instrumenting Application State with Redux 10. Building and Deploying Static React Sites with Gatsby 11. Building and Deploying React Applications with Docker Containers 12. Another Book You May Enjoy

Installing the React Developer Tools add-on

The first step to getting started with React tooling is to install the React Developer Tools browser extension. I'll be using Chrome in the examples throughout this chapter as this is a popular choice. React Developer Tools is also available as an extension for Firefox (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/react-devtools/).

To get the extension installed in Chrome, visit https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions and search for react developer tools:

The first result should be the extension that you want. Click on the ADD TO CHROME button to install it:

Chrome might warn you that it can change data on websites that you visit. Don't worry, the extension is only activated when you visit React apps:

Once you click on the Add extension button, the extension is marked as installed:

You're all set...

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