JSJ 304: React: The Big Picture

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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0000

<div class="trix-content"> <div><strong>Panel: </strong></div><ul> <li>Charles Max Wood</li> <li>Aimee Knight</li> <li>Joe Eames</li> <li>Cory House</li> <li>AJ O'Neal</li> </ul><div> <strong>Special Guests: </strong>None</div><div>In this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists talk about <a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/react-big-picture">React: The Big Picture</a>, Cory’s course on Pluralsight and what <a href="https://reactjs.org/">React</a> is all about. They discuss both the pros and cons when it comes to using <a href="https://reactjs.org/">React</a> and when it would be the best to use this library. They also encourage programmers to use React in a more consistent way so that people can share components.</div><div><strong>In particular, we dive pretty deep on:</strong></div><ul> <li>What is <a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/react-big-picture">React: The Big Picture</a> course?</li> <li><a href="https://reactjs.org/">React</a></li> <li>The frameworks work with each other</li> <li> <a href="https://reasonml.github.io/">Reason</a> and <a href="http://elm-lang.org/">Elm</a> </li> <li>How to decide when using React is the best option?</li> <li>React tradeoffs</li> <li><a href="https://www.javascript.com/">JavaScript</a></li> <li>React expects you to do a little more typing and work</li> <li>React is very close to JavaScript</li> <li>React pushes you towards a single file per component</li> <li><a href="https://devchat.tv/react-round-up">React Round Up</a></li> <li>Are the Code Mods as wonderful as they sound?</li> <li><a href="https://angular.io/">Angular</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app">Create React App</a></li> <li>What are Code Mods?</li> <li>Lack of opinionated approach in React</li> <li>Using React in a more consistent way</li> <li> <a href="https://mobx.js.org/refguide/api.html">MobX</a> and <a href="https://redux.js.org/">Redux</a> </li> <li>Start off using just plain React</li> <li>When wouldn’t you want to use React?</li> <li>And much, much more!</li> </ul><div><strong>Links:</strong></div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/react-big-picture">React: The Big Picture</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/authors/cory-house">Cory’s Pluralsight</a></li> <li><a href="https://reasonml.github.io/">Reason</a></li> <li><a href="http://elm-lang.org/">Elm</a></li> <li><a href="https://reactjs.org/">React</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.javascript.com/">JavaScript</a></li> <li><a href="https://devchat.tv/react-round-up">React Round Up</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app">Create React App</a></li> <li><a href="https://angular.io/">Angular</a></li> <li><a href="https://mobx.js.org/refguide/api.html">MobX</a></li> <li><a href="https://redux.js.org/">Redux</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.frameworksummit.com/">Framework Summit 2018</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pluralsight.com/courses/ng-big-picture">Angular: The Big Picture</a></li> <li><a href="https://reactdevsummit.com/">React Dev Summit</a></li> </ul><div><strong>Picks:</strong></div><div>Charles</div><ul> <li><a href="https://www.history.com/shows/hunting-hitler">Hunting Hitler</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1485796/">The Greatest Showman: Sing-a-long</a></li> </ul><div>Aimee</div><ul> <li><a href="https://mediatag.io/blog/why-being-a-perfectionist-is-an-obstacle-and-how-to-beat-it">“Why being a perfectionist is an obstacle (and how to beat it)” by Gui Fradin</a></li> <li><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16299125">“How to understand the large codebase of an open-source project?” blog post</a></li> </ul><div>Joe</div><ul><li><a href="http://www.maritalblissgame.com/">Marital Bliss Card Game</a></li></ul><div>AJ</div><ul><li><a href="https://ppl.family/">Pplwink.com</a></li></ul> </div> Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/javascript-jabber/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy