Organizing Your React Application

Welcome to a chapter dedicated to unraveling the various strategies to structure a React project. Here, we’ll take a step beyond code and delve into the fascinating world of application architecture – an essential aspect of software development that often doesn’t receive as much attention in the frontend world as it should.

In this chapter, you will learn about different React project structuring strategies – including the feature-based structure, component-based structure, atomic design structure, and Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) structure – and the unique advantages and potential pitfalls that each approach brings to the table. You’ll also be exposed to practical examples of these structures, gain insights into when to use one over another, and explore the trade-offs that come with each decision.

But why should we care about project structure in the first place? A well-structured project can significantly...