React is a framework, not a library
React is marketed as a view library, but it's more accurately a (view component) framework.
React
React's ecosystem is a dumb necessity
Published on in JavaScript, Mithril.js, Rant and React
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React's ecosystem is large, which is a good thing: lot's of great libraries to use. But it's also a bad thing: most of those libraries are compatible only with React.
JSX vs HTM (Hyperscript Tagged Markup)
Published on in JavaScript and React
HTM provides a transpiler-free alternative to JSX via tagged templates. HTM has some limitations, but can be used in browsers and can be good for smaller projects.
How to render Optimizely Content Recommendations using React
Published on in Episerver, JavaScript and React
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Also known as Episerver/Idio Content Recommendations. The usual way of using a Mustache template can be circumvented by using a JavaScript proxy.
Uncontrolled form inputs in React
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If you need form input values only at the time of form submission, uncontrolled inputs can be nice to work with.
Hyperscript: hyperior alternative to JSX
Published on in JavaScript, Mithril.js and React
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JSX is just JS under the hood.
Hyperscript is like that JS,
but better.
Example:
h('a.link', { href }, 'Click me')
is nicer than
<a className="link" href={href}>Click me</a>,
right? Right?!