E7 | A Conversation about ReactJS | Johan Li

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In this episode, I have a conversation with Johan Li, a Senior Developer at Collegial, all about React JS and how developers can use it to speed up their front end development.

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Questions Asked

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• Tell us about your background.
  
• How did you get into React?
  
• What is React?
  
• What is the difference between a framework and a library?
  
• What does it mean when a framework is opinionated?
  
• Is React opinionated?
  
• Explain the difference between Vue, Angular and React.
  
• Why choose react over Vue or Angular?
  
• What about React Native and React VR?
  
• What's the minimum knowledge a web developer needs to get into React VR?
  
• Does React support TypeScript?
  
• What are some of React's challenges?
  
• What are isomorphic apps?
  
• What is Next.JS?
  
• How do you implement Next.JS in your React project?
  
• What are React components?
  
• Explain the React component lifecycle.
  
• What is state in React?
  
• What's the difference between stateless and statefull components?
  
• What kind of support does React offer for APIs?
  
• Does React support GraphQL?
  
• What is JSX?
  
• Can you use JSX to create components?
  
• What is Babel?
  
• What is the DOM?
  
• What is the Virtual DOM and what is the difference between it and the DOM?
  
• Is the virtual DOM ever out of sync with the real DOM?
  
• What are events in React?
  
• What are handlers in React?
  
• What is Redux?
  
• What is a React router?