React JS and why it's awesome
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- 1. React and why it’s awesome Andrew Hull @aghull normative.com
- 4. React First Impressions WTF?!
- 6. “Reaction” to React “Ugly.”
- 7. “Reaction” to React “Ugly.” “Separation of concerns!!”
- 8. “Reaction” to React “Ugly.” “Separation of concerns!!” “React is a templating language.”
- 10. “Reaction” to React • Don’t sweat it
- 11. “Reaction” to React • Don’t sweat it • JSX
- 12. “Reaction” to React • Don’t sweat it • JSX • It’s actually just Javascript
- 13. “Reaction” to React • Don’t sweat it • JSX • It’s actually just Javascript • It’s not a templating language
- 14. “Reaction” to React • Don’t sweat it • JSX • It’s actually just Javascript • It’s not a templating language • If you don’t like it, you don’t hafta
- 16. React Second Impressions • Oh! There’s 2-way data-binding, like Angular!
- 17. React Second Impressions • Oh! There’s 2-way data-binding, like Angular! • Oh! It can work with Backbone. How I do?
- 18. React Second Impressions • Oh! There’s 2-way data-binding, like Angular! • Oh! It can work with Backbone. How I do? • Oh! It can do animations and SVG!
- 19. React Second Impressions • Oh! There’s 2-way data-binding, like Angular! • Oh! It can work with Backbone. How I do? • Oh! It can do animations and SVG! Wait. Let’s back up.
- 21. #1 Everything is a Component
- 22. React has no…
- 23. React has no… … controllers
- 24. React has no… … controllers … directives
- 25. React has no… … controllers … directives … templates
- 26. React has no… … controllers … directives … templates … global event listeners
- 27. React has no… … controllers … directives … templates … global event listeners … models
- 28. React has no… … controllers … directives … templates … global event listeners … models … no view models
- 29. React has no… … controllers … directives … templates … global event listeners … models … no view models Just
- 30. React has no… … controllers … directives … templates … global event listeners … models … no view models Just Components
- 36. “Se“pDaora ytoioun e ovef nc oMnVcCer?n”s!!”
- 37. What if we “separate” another way?
- 38. What if we “separate” another way? CartComponent
- 39. What if we “separate” another way? CartComponent CartListComponent
- 40. What if we “separate” another way? CartComponent CartListComponent CartItemComponent
- 41. What if we “separate” another way? CartComponent CartListComponent CartItemComponent ButtonComponent
- 42. Separation of Concerns Components
- 43. Separation of Concerns Components •composable
- 44. Separation of Concerns Components •composable •reusable
- 45. Separation of Concerns Components •composable •reusable •maintainable
- 46. Separation of Concerns Components •composable •reusable •maintainable •testable
- 47. Separation of Concerns Components •composable •reusable •maintainable •testable *If* Components are truly self-contained
- 48. #2 Single Source of Truth
- 50. Traditional data flows No framework: Any component can communicate with any other component
- 51. Traditional data flows No framework: Any component can communicate with any other component Backbone: Pub-sub item.on('change:name', function() {…
- 52. Traditional data flows No framework: Any component can communicate with any other component Backbone: Pub-sub item.on('change:name', function() {… Angular: 2-way data binding and $digest loop $scope.name = …
- 53. Traditional data flows No framework: Any component can communicate with any other component Backbone: Pub-sub item.on('change:name', function() {… Angular: 2-way data binding and $digest loop $scope.name = … React: 1-way data flow
- 54. Data handed from parent to child check. props.
- 55. Props accessed on this.props
- 56. Props accessed on this.props props.
- 57. Props accessed on this.props props.
- 58. Props accessed on this.props props. props.
- 59. Props accessed on this.props props. props.
- 61. Props are immutable props.
- 62. Props are immutable props.
- 63. Props are immutable props. Don’t touch my stuff!
- 64. State is mutable props.
- 65. State is mutable props.
- 66. State is mutable props.
- 67. State is mutable props. Whatever you say, dude.
- 68. State can become props
- 69. State can become props props.
- 70. State can become props props.
- 71. State can become props props. props.
- 72. State can become props props. props.
- 73. Data only flows one way
- 74. Data only flows one way Sure, sounds good…
- 75. Data only flows one way Sure, sounds good… (5 minutes later) Wait!
- 76. Data only flows one way Sure, sounds good… (5 minutes later) Wait! That’s not how the real world works!
- 77. Data flows up? CartComponent CartListComponent CartItemComponent <input>
- 78. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/>
- 79. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! })
- 80. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! }) CartItemComponent! ! changeQty: function() {! … does stuff! this.props.onChange();! }!
- 81. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! }) CartItemComponent! ! changeQty: function() {! … does stuff! this.props.onChange();! }! <input value={this.props.item.qty} onChange={this.changeQty}>
- 82. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! }) CartItemComponent! ! changeQty: function() {! … does stuff! this.props.onChange();! }! <input value={this.props.item.qty} onChange={this.changeQty}>
- 83. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! }) CartItemComponent! ! changeQty: function() {! … does stuff! this.props.onChange();! }! <input value={this.props.item.qty} onChange={this.changeQty}>
- 84. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! }) CartItemComponent! ! changeQty: function() {! … does stuff! this.props.onChange();! }! <input value={this.props.item.qty} onChange={this.changeQty}>
- 85. Data flows down with handlers CartComponent! ! <CartListComponent! list={this.state.list}! onChange={this.handleChange}/> CartListComponent! ! this.props.list.map(function(item) {! <CartItemComponent item={item}! onChange={this.props.onChange}/>! }) CartItemComponent! ! changeQty: function() {! … does stuff! this.props.onChange();! }! <input value={this.props.item.qty} onChange={this.changeQty}>
- 86. Events flow up, data flows down
- 87. Events flow up, data flows down Does this sound familiar?
- 88. Events flow up, data flows down Does this sound familiar? Just like the DOM.
- 89. #3 Virtual DOM
- 90. What’s worse than having state in two places at once?
- 91. What’s worse than having state in two places at once? Having state in the DOM.
- 92. Touching the DOM is evil
- 93. Touching the DOM is evil • It’s inconsistent
- 94. Touching the DOM is evil • It’s inconsistent • It’s hard to test
- 95. Touching the DOM is evil • It’s inconsistent • It’s hard to test • It’s brittle
- 96. Touching the DOM is evil • It’s inconsistent • It’s hard to test • It’s brittle • It’s EXPENSIVE!
- 97. Back to JSX
- 98. JSX Compiled
- 100. It’s just Javascript
- 101. Why learn yet another template language?
- 102. What’s actually happening in render() ?
- 103. What’s actually happening in render() ? What does p() return?
- 104. What’s actually happening in render() ? What does p() return? When do I call render()
- 105. Virtual DOM
- 106. Virtual DOM • It’s a pure Javascript, in-memory representation of the DOM
- 107. Virtual DOM • It’s a pure Javascript, in-memory representation of the DOM • render() fires whenever something changes
- 108. Virtual DOM • It’s a pure Javascript, in-memory representation of the DOM • render() fires whenever something changes • React modifies the real DOM to match
- 109. Virtual DOM • It’s a pure Javascript, in-memory representation of the DOM • render() fires whenever something changes • React modifies the real DOM to match • It’s FAST
- 110. Virtual DOM • It’s a pure Javascript, in-memory representation of the DOM • render() fires whenever something changes • React modifies the real DOM to match • It’s FAST • It’s pure
- 111. Virtual DOM • It’s a pure Javascript, in-memory representation of the DOM • render() fires whenever something changes • React modifies the real DOM to match • It’s FAST • It’s pure • It just works
- 112. … Except when it doesn’t
- 113. … Except when it doesn’t How do I access the actual DOM?
- 114. … Except when it doesn’t How do I access the actual DOM? How do I know when render() is done?
- 115. … Except when it doesn’t How do I access the actual DOM? How do I know when render() is done?
- 116. … Except when it doesn’t How do I access the actual DOM? How do I know when render() is done? Lifecycle Method
- 117. … Except when it doesn’t How do I access the actual DOM? How do I know when render() is done? Lifecycle Method Actual DOM Node
- 120. Declarative Templates suck! wut.
- 121. Declarative Templates suck! wut.
- 122. Declarative Templates suck! wut. Sounds legit!
- 123. Why all this is awesome
- 124. Why all this is awesome • One-way data flow keeps complexity under control
- 125. Why all this is awesome • One-way data flow keeps complexity under control • Easy to debug self-contained components
- 126. Why all this is awesome • One-way data flow keeps complexity under control • Easy to debug self-contained components • Library doesn’t dictate too much
- 127. Why all this is awesome • One-way data flow keeps complexity under control • Easy to debug self-contained components • Library doesn’t dictate too much • Ridiculous potential
- 128. A small demo http://www.emergent.info/iphone-hairgate
- 129. Where to go from here?
- 130. Where to go from here? Official React docs http://facebook.github.io/react/
- 131. Where to go from here? Official React docs http://facebook.github.io/react/ TodoMVC git@github.com:tastejs/todomvc.git
- 132. Thank You