What is React.js ?

React is a javascript library for building user interfaces.

It is created by Facebook in 2011.Even though it was open-sourced only in 2015, it has one of the largest communities supporting it.

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• React is used to build single-page applications.
• React allows us to create reusable UI components.
• React creates a VIRTUAL DOM in memory.Instead of manipulating the browser’s DOM directly, React creates a virtual DOM in memory, where it does all the necessary manipulating, before making the changes in the browser DOM.
• React only changes what needs to be changed!
• React is very popular among web developers.
• The most popular website using React is Facebook, Instagram,Netflix and many more…
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