Tech Curve Guide

  React is the most popular front-end JavaScript library in the field of web development. It is used by large, established companies and newly-minted startups alike (Netflix, Airbnb, Instagram, and the New York Times, to name a few). React brings many advantages to the table, making it a better choice than other frameworks like Angular.js. If you’re new to  ReactJS  or just refreshing yourself on the core concepts, this article will give you an introduction to all of React’s fundamentals. We’ll be covering the following topics in this article: What is React? Why React? Features of React Components, State, and Props React Prerequisites Industry Trends What is React? React is a JavaScript library created for building fast and interactive user interfaces for web and mobile applications. It is an open-source, component-based, front-end library responsible only for the application’s view layer. In Model View Controller (MVC) architecture, the view layer is responsible for how ...

First steps with Koa.js   When it comes to web development, chances are you’re going to pick up a framework to get your backend API up and running. Aside from Node having good built-in mechanisms for the construction of web servers, frameworks, on the other side, facilitate this job by providing nice features like middleware, routing mechanisms, etc. Express  is by far  the leader  in terms of web development in the Node.js universe. It’s also the oldest, created back in 2009, which is perhaps one of the reasons that made it mature enough to be so beloved by the community. Koa.js  is another great option that’s been gaining more and more space. But they are actually not competitors. Koa was designed by the same team behind Express, which is a common trend in the frontend community, take  Deno , for example, whose creator was the same mind behind Node. Koa was created to be smaller, faster, and more expressive in terms of coding. When it comes to the develop...