Understanding React

React bills itself as "A Javascript library for building user interfaces." It was created by Facebook and "uses a virtual DOM diff implementation for ultra-high performance." It also uses some internal magic to batch changes and keep your UI fast - their goal is making your application run at a full 60fps. Its API is pretty small, making it very easy to start using. And because there's no hard DOM dependency, it works quite well on the server with Node. In this session, I'll talk about the how React works and where it fits into the frontend MV* stack. I'll walk through some examples of React components and show you how to create your own. You'll leave with a solid understanding of how React works and the knowledge to start using it to build blazing fast interfaces in the browser.