Showing some react ❤️

Last june I talked a bit about react at TechInPorto conference, why we use it as a main tool for building User Interfaces at MOXY and why we reach some sanity while using it.

It was a tricky talk to prepare since I didn’t know the level of React profiency the audience had, so I tried to write a bit for both types of audiences: a simple react introduction together with a hands on part.

As web developers, we’ve come a long way when it comes to Frontend. We’ll time-travel a bit and remember what problems we used to tackle, how we overcame them and what issues we’re dealing with now. I’ll be talking about imperative VS functional approaches to building UI, how we can use React to increase productivity and testability, and how that gets us closer to a sane frontend development. (There’ll be a live demo. I may screw up.)

A PDF version of the slides is available and if you’re interested in the code used in this talk, it’s available here and here.

Cheers,

A. Capelo