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Why React?
If you're reading this book, you are probably already familiar with React. But if you're not, don't worry. I'll do my best to keep philosophical definitions to a minimum. However, this is a long book with a lot of content, so I feel that setting the tone is an appropriate first step. Our goal is to learn React and React Native, but it's also to build a scalable and adaptive architecture that can handle everything we want to build with React today and in the future. In other words, we want to create a foundation around React, with a set of additional tools and approaches that can withstand the test of time. This book will guide you through the process of using tools such as routing, TypeScript typing, and testing.
This chapter starts with a brief explanation of why React exists. Then, we'll think about the simplicity of React and how it is able to handle many of the typical performance issues faced by web developers. Next, we'll go over the...
