React.js
June 29, 2021•242 words
React.js (also known as ReactJS or React) is an open-source, front-end JavaScript library. It was created in 2013 by Jordan Walke, who works at Facebook as a software engineer.
Now, it has the MIT license but was initially released under the Apache License 2.0. React was designed to make interactive UI creations painless.
Just design a simple view for individual states in your app. Next, it will render and update the right component efficiently upon data changes.
Features/Benefits:
- The React code comprises components or entities that need rendering to a specific element in DOM with the help of a React DOM library.
- It uses a virtual DOM by creating an in-memory cache in a data structure, computing the difference, and updating the display DOM in the browser efficiently.
- Due to this selective rendering, the app performance boosts while saving the developers’ efforts in recalculating the page layout, CSS styles, and full-page rendering.
- It uses lifecycle methods like render and componentDidMount to allow code execution at specific points during an entity’s lifetime. I- t supports JavaScript XML (JSX) that combines both JS and HTML. It helps in component rendering with nested elements, attributes, JS expressions, and conditional statements.
Use cases:
- Serving as the base while developing mobile or single-page applications.
- Rendering a state to the DOM and manages it.
- Building efficient user interfaces while developing web applications and interactive sites.
- Debugging and testing more easily.