Hi everyone, today I will be talking about my experience with React so far. I am currently taking CS 499: Advanced Web Development, and React is the development framework that we are using. This class is being taught by Dr. Hess, who is one of my favorite professors at Oregon State University.
First Assignment
I recently completed the first assignment for this class. We were tasked with creating a web application that allows the users to input an image URL and a caption, which are then displayed on the page. You can see a video of the functionality below. I really enjoyed working with React here, and I felt that it was an effective tool for getting the job done.
React vs. Angular
Previously, I have used Angular as a front end development framework. I found that Angular is much more organized than react because of they way it separates components into different files. However, I was able to create a working application much faster in React than I would have in angular. I have not decided which is my favorite yet, so hopefully the upcoming assignments in the Advanced Web Development class will enlighten me.
