The Virtual DOM

In a previous article, we discussed the DOM and mentioned that having an understanding of this is important to understand React. Well the reason for that is the virtual DOM. What is the Virtual DOM? Think of the virtual DOM as a concept, there is nothing called the virtual DOM within the React codebase. It…

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Why should you care about how the Browsers work in React

The document object model is an important topic in understanding JavaScript and Reacts role in web development. In this article we will be discussing what the DOM is and what it is not and how it relates to JavaScript and React

Why the Div in React ?

So when you first start using react, you will have no doubt written something like the below const App = () => { return( <p> Hello </p> <p>World</p> ) } What's wrong with that you might ask ? React tries to convert our JSX and this pops out Failed to compile. ./src/App.js Syntax error: Adjacent…

Embedded QR Code Scanner and Browser in React Native

How to embed a QR Code Scanner and web browser in your next React Native App Introduction For a recent freelancing project I was asked to provide QR Code scanning functionality embedded in a stand-alone mobile iOS app. I was aware of QR Code scanning packages available on the node package manager but never really needed…