For all the awesomeness that React brings to the table, getting started with it is not the most straightforward process. It has a steep learning curve filled with many small and big hurdles. Here ...

ReactJS is an open-source JavaScript library for creating user interfaces. Facebook built React wanting to solve the problem of building large-scale applications with data that changes over time.

Beyond the usual quick tips, let's look at both the business case and the technical side of keeping React bundles lean.

SEE: Six in-demand programming languages: Getting started (free PDF) The favorite front-end JavaScript framework was React, closely followed by Svelte on the satisfaction rating.

Russ provided us with links to GitHub projects demonstrating how to integrate React and Vue with several other popular backend programming languages.

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