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Published inOct 2023
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PublisherPackt
ISBN-139781803248448
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Olatunde Adedeji
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Olatunde Adedeji

Olatunde Adedeji is a seasoned web developer with over 15 years of experience in developing dynamic and detail-oriented enterprise web applications. Along with his extensive experience in developing, maintaining and supporting mobile, web and enterprise applications in Python, Go and JavaScript, Olatunde has consistently delivered excellent services, as team lead, team member or in consultancy capacity. Olatunde is proficient in application design and solution blueprinting; including mastery of application development tools such as: Flask, Django, Gin, React, and NodeJS. When not weaving the web and playing chess, Olatunde spends time with his wife, Adedoyin and two daughters, Mitchelle and Mabel.
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JSX versus HTML

JSX is an XML-like syntax extension for JavaScript. It is a creative approach to writing HTML inside JavaScript. Technically, React allows us to use what we love: HTML tags in marking up user interfaces while it uses React.createElement() under the hood. JSX makes component interface development hassle-free while optimizing efficiency.

HTML is the standard language for structuring the web. HTML elements power every web page you see on the internet. HTML syntax is easy to understand, and it is the language the browser understands natively.

The following table clearly states the subtle differences that exist between JSX and HTML for better understanding and usage in React applications:

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Olatunde Adedeji is a seasoned web developer with over 15 years of experience in developing dynamic and detail-oriented enterprise web applications. Along with his extensive experience in developing, maintaining and supporting mobile, web and enterprise applications in Python, Go and JavaScript, Olatunde has consistently delivered excellent services, as team lead, team member or in consultancy capacity. Olatunde is proficient in application design and solution blueprinting; including mastery of application development tools such as: Flask, Django, Gin, React, and NodeJS. When not weaving the web and playing chess, Olatunde spends time with his wife, Adedoyin and two daughters, Mitchelle and Mabel.
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JSX

Native to the browser

HTML elements are native to the browser.

JSX is transpiled into JavaScript using...