JavaScript First, Then React?
Or,
JavaScript ✛ React?

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👩‍💻 Beginning Words

There are 3 approaches one can take to start React journey

➊ Complete JavaScript. Then, start React.

➋ Learn the essentials of JavaScript. Then, start React. Finally, learn advanced JavaScript.

➌ Start React. Learn JavaScript alongside.

💭 Why is this Thread?

⬘ JavaScript is a language while React is one JavaScript-based library.

⬗ Looking at the popularity of React, few people directly start learning React without much/prior knowledge of JavaScript. Is this a good idea?

⬙ Whichever approach you may take, it's important to know what JavaScript concepts will make your React journey effective and, smoother.

⬖ We will discuss those essential concepts in this thread.

📋 JavaScript Essentials for React

➊ Basics
➋ String Methods
➌ Array Methods
➍ Array Destructuring
➎ Array Spread
➏ Object Destructuring
➐ Object Spread
➑ Template Literals
➒ ES Modules
➓ APIs & Others