Learn React.js in a weekend

hit8run wrote: post #6

How about: RTFM https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/getting-started.html I don't get the react hype anyways. Writing inline HTML in JavaScript seems so weird to me (JSX).

haha that's the 5th link in the blog post

Re: Learn React.js in a weekend

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Post by dopeboy » Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 11:05 PM UTC

Question for people who learn by video rather than text based guides - why do you find it more effective?

I have trouble following someone else's pace in a video (or audio for that matter). I also like to be able to copy and paste code into my editor. Navigation to particular sub sections is easier too.

Re: Learn React.js in a weekend

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Post by andy_ppp » Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 11:09 PM UTC

hit8run wrote: post #6

How about: RTFM https://facebook.github.io/react/docs/getting-started.html I don't get the react hype anyways. Writing inline HTML in JavaScript seems so weird to me (JSX).

Yeah, the jsx bit is weird to start with, the best bit is changing data diffs the DOM and updates it for you.

However, unless building a madly complex UI I've decided it's best avoided; mostly because now that I can build super complex UIs I probably will rather than simplify things that can work in a progressively enhanced way.

Re: Learn React.js in a weekend

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Post by Pfhreak » Wed, Jun 22, 2016, 11:09 PM UTC

dopeboy wrote: post #8

Question for people who learn by video rather than text based guides - why do you find it more effective? I have trouble following someone else's pace in a video (or audio for that matter). I also like to be able to copy and paste code into my editor. Navigation to particular sub sections is easier too.

I use a combination of both, and I'll scrub a video a lot to see a concept.

For me, hearing a description will often come with some emotional cues. Stuff like, "Now this is cool..." or "Oof, forgot the iterator..." help me learn where I should be paying attention.

Text often has a hard time conveying the same set of information. Sure, you can type 'watch out!' in a yellow box around some text, but my ape brain doesn't pick those up as the same as watching (or listening) to another ape brain make the mistake or exclaim in delight.