Javascript, Journey, React

Before you dive into React learn a few more Javascript items.

Working on react these past few weeks I have to warn you that before you move on to the React make sure you are comfortable working with the following concepts. The reason I am saying this is because I learned this the hard way. I knew Javascript or so I thought. I knew V5 of… Continue reading Before you dive into React learn a few more Javascript items.

Journey, React

Lifecycle of a Component in React

There's a lot going on with a component that we don't realize, but before we get into it we need to discuss a term and that is mounting. You might remember from our initial discussion on React that React works with virtual DOMs that update the real DOM as needed.  Mounting is the process of converting… Continue reading Lifecycle of a Component in React

Journey, React

Day 5: Let’s build some complex components

**For this section I am going to assume you have installed node with npm and create react app** If you have not  you can follow this tutorial for installing node and this tutorial for installing create-react-app. ** Let's try to recreate the timeline section of Twitter. But before we do any coding let's do some… Continue reading Day 5: Let’s build some complex components