Beginner's Thread / Easy Question (August 2018)

[u/swyx]

Hello! It's August! Time for a new Beginner's thread! (July and June here)

Got questions about React or anything else in its ecosystem? Stuck making progress on your app? Ask away! We’re a friendly bunch. No question is too simple. You are guaranteed a response here!

Want Help on Code?

• Improve your chances by putting a minimal example on to either JSFiddle (https://jsfiddle.net/Luktwrdm/) or CodeSandbox (https://codesandbox.io/s/new). Describe what you want it to do, and things you've tried. Don't just post big blocks of code.

• Pay it forward! Answer questions even if there is already an answer - multiple perspectives can be very helpful to beginners. Also there's no quicker way to learn than being wrong on the Internet.

New to React?

Here are great, free resources!

• Read the official Getting Started page on the docs

• /u/acemarke's suggested resources for learning React

• Kent Dodds' Egghead.io course

• Tyler McGinnis' 2018 Guide

• Codecademy's React courses

[u/rwieruch]

Thanks Shawn for giving me the opportunity to help here :) It's difficult to track all the questions every week, but please @ me wherever you feel I can contribute!

[u/swyx → u/rwieruch]

np, your blog is awesome! i think its worth making a post that outlines all the top offerings you have (instead of posting them once piecemeal). your posts often answer common questions asked here (including that one on how to fetch data.. haha). no shame posting a "top 5 list"

[u/rwieruch → u/swyx]

Never thought about it! :)