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If React is your daily jam, you'll dig this post. A while back, I shared some book recommendations. While I gave a quick rundown of each, I want to give a special shoutout to "𝘍𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵" (https://lnkd.in/dntjZ_N8) by Tejas Kumar. Let's get into why this book is so cool. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗨𝗽: This book won't teach you React from the ground up, and that's not what it's for. If you're just starting with React, this one might not be for you (learning a framework from a book isn't usually the best way to go anyway). 𝗢𝗸𝗮𝘆, 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳. I've been working with React for a while (long enough to remember the days of class components 😉). I've read a ton of React books, but this one takes the cake when it comes to explaining what's happening behind the scenes. It's like having someone walk you through the source code and explain everything in plain English. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲? ▪️ A quick history of JSX and React ▪️ DOM and vDOM, plus why we need them ▪️ A deep dive into how React figures out what to update on your screen (every single step explained) ▪️ React patterns and the latest features (like concurrent React and SSR) ▪️ Meta frameworks like Next.js 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: You don't need to know all this stuff to build awesome things with React. Most React devs don't know what goes on under the hood, and they do just fine. It's like driving a car – you don't need to know how the engine works, what a clutch is, or why we need an alternator. But if something breaks down, you'll need to call a mechanic (that's the dev who knows all the nitty-gritty). So, what are you waiting for? Go grab this book, you won't regret it.

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