Learn React

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SHOW HN2019

509points
74comments
#30of 2,195 in 2019
Top 2%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

8 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 17 comments about the project. Thread score +0.36.

Docs: 3 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Clear, no-hype exposition that helps see the bigger picture

    From 2 comments
    • Just completed the tutorial. Nice exposition. Most of my work with React so far had been modifying existing programs to make small changes in behavior. The tutorial helped to…
      pankajk1 on HN
    • Most of my work is changing existing react code, this tutorial is great to see a bigger picture. props to you man ;)
      wpmoradi on HN
  • Easy to install and validate exercises

    From 1 comment
    • Just completed the tutorial. Nice exposition. Most of my work with React so far had been modifying existing programs to make small changes in behavior. The tutorial helped to…
      pankajk1 on HN

Objections

  • File name casing mismatch breaks the first exercise

    From 1 comment
    • Very cool website. I've been trying to learn react lately and this seems like an easy to use approach. Heads up though: The first exercise seems to have lowercase/uppercase issue…
      lucasch on HN
  • Hidden hamburger menu hurts usability

    From 1 comment
    • Please get rid of the hidden menu + hamburger button. It's horrible, horrible UX. Screens are wide enough to show a menu. Esp for teaching, you want all the options and tools…
      matchbok on HN

Requests

  • Go deeper, e.g. pages on Router and other components

    From 1 comment
    • Just completed the tutorial. Nice exposition. Most of my work with React so far had been modifying existing programs to make small changes in behavior. The tutorial helped to…
      pankajk1 on HN
  • Use HMR to reload only the solution component

    From 1 comment
    • Just completed the tutorial. Nice exposition. Most of my work with React so far had been modifying existing programs to make small changes in behavior. The tutorial helped to…
      pankajk1 on HN

Questions

  • Does it work without Yarn?

    From 1 comment

Alternatives named

  • RealWorld demo app

    From 1 comment
    • One thing I find indispensable when trying to navigate the crazy amount of JavaScript frameworks these days is the RealWorld demo app [1]. It's a spec for an application that is…
      thegeomaster on HN
  • Road to React book

    From 1 comment
    • My way of how I learned React: 1. Read the book [1] and type every code of his by hand and create a snippet folder. Stop reading this book around two thirds in when he gets too…
      mettamage on HN
  • Full Stack React book

    From 1 comment
    • This looks great. One of the best books I learnt React when I was starting out was from https://www.fullstackreact.com I loved the way they broke down concepts and build one on…
      victor106 on HN
  • Reactiflux Discord

    From 1 comment
    • Folks might also be interested in my suggested list of resources for learning React [0] and my React/Redux links list [1]. Also, come by the Reactiflux chat channels on Discord!…
      acemarke on HN

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