getting-started-with-react

Some literature and code resources introducing React.

This repo is an update and extension of Ryan Florence repo - react-training.

Using this guide

First off, fork this repo so you can keep track of your code samples along the way. Once you've cloned it, run npm install.

Each topic can be found in the chapters folder. Where a subject has some code samples/exercises, they will be inside the code folder within that chapter.

Once you're ready to go, run npm run start from the root directory and browse to localhost:8080.

Contents

Preface. What is React?

A short intro.

1. Thinking in React

Basically this -> https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/thinking-in-react.html

2. Rendering UI with React

Your first component!

Introduces

• JSX
• Displaying data
• Interactivity

3. State vs props

What are they? When to use them? Examples.

4. Setting up your dev environment

Bit of an aside, and kind of a meta-topic, but worth covering given all the different options out there. A step by step guide.

5. Testing React components

What to test? How to test? Testing tools. Examples.

6. Building an app with React

Start building out an example application, TodoMVC style.