From the course: React in Action: From Setup to Deployment

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From the course: React in Action: From Setup to Deployment

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Why React rules full-stack development

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- Countless libraries have come and gone in the world of app development. But since its debut in 2011, React has dominated front end and full stack deployments, evolving through key milestones like the introduction of Hooks in 2011 and concurrent rendering in 2020. Originally deployed into Facebook's newsfeed, React has become the defacto standard for full stack development nearly 14 years later. What's the secret? Well React is both easy to use and adaptable thanks to features like its component-based architecture, virtual dom, and reusable components. It evolves with the times while ensuring updates are meaningful but not disruptive. I asked the React engineer why the platform has stayed so dominant, and he explained React developers are also its users. So breaking changes would mean updating thousands of their own projects. In this course, I'll give you a quick, project-based introduction to what you need to know to get started with React. We'll cover the installation, how to use hooks, event handling, styling, integrating external modules, and deployment. It's a great way to begin your React journey. So let's do this.

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