ReactJS Development
ReactJS: An Excellent Web Development Library
React, also known as ReactJS, is a powerful JavaScript library alternative for frontend development. Although it was created to solve the specific needs of Facebook, today, we can find React behind web applications as varied and recognized as those of the BBC, Airbnb or Netflix, which adopted it after its initial success in the popular Social Network.
React is a JavaScript library designed for the development of user interfaces. However, based on components from Facebook itself or its wide community, it is capable of developing all kinds of complex projects, or it is even a good alternative to create SPA (Single-Page Application) web applications for computers or mobiles. Our developers at Hyperlink InfoSystem can help you with amazing ReactJS web development projects.
With React, we will have a base on which to build almost anything with JavaScript in a neater way and with less code than using pure JavaScript or libraries like jQuery focused on DOM manipulation. In React, because the views are associated with the data, we don't need to write code to manipulate the page when the data changes, as this is done automatically.
Thanks to its size of the community, React.js did not take long to gain followers in the world of JavaScript developers. As these are heavily open source, they have helped increase a broad base of free-to-use code. Thus, all these publications are very advantageous in terms of saving time when creating a new application. Plus, there's no fear of being new to React with such a prolific community. You will find the help you need and the answers to all your questions, thanks to an active community.
React.JS Features
Like other Javascript web frameworks, ReactJS has many main features that could be your consideration. They are:
- Composition of components.
- Declarative Vs Imperative Development.
- One-way data flow.
- Performance thanks to the Virtual DOM.
- Isomorphism.
- Elements and JSX.
- Stateless and stateless components.
- Component life cycle.
- Ideal for high demand applications.
- It allows the development of mobile applications.
Performance is its main characteristic, which is why it has been selected for a multitude of high-level projects, as well as facilitating agile, orderly development with a maintainable architecture. Among other innovative ideas from React to improve application performance is the addition of a virtual DOM.
Components are one of the fundamental pieces of React, which basically allow us to encapsulate code, to generate small pieces with limited functionality. Just as in object-oriented programming, where various objects collaborate with each other to solve the goal of complex applications, in component architecture, they are organized and collaborated so that they can implement any advanced application. What is achieved is a modular application, avoiding the so-called spaghetti code that is produced with libraries such as jQuery.
It should be noted that React by itself is a library and not a framework since it deals with user interfaces. However, various additions can turn React into a product comparable in features to a framework. For example, Redux, which implements a pattern by which data flows between application components. In any case, the fact that React is a library is interesting for many developers, since each one can make their applications in a personalized way, applying those additional tools and libraries that best suit the project or the work habits of each one.
The Virtual DOM
Many libraries specialize in data binding, such as Angular, Ember, Polymer, etc. The difference between React and any other alternative centers on the existence of the Virtual DOM, which is basically a representation of the DOM but in memory.
When a view is updated, what changes in React is the Virtual DOM, which is much faster than updating the browser DOM. When React compares the virtual DOM to the browser DOM, it updates only the parts that are needed and not the entire view. This behavior is key in React and causes its high performance, since when data changes in the application, it does not need to update the entire view.
Isomorphism
We can't finish without talking about isomorphism, one of the most important features of React. This concept is very interesting in the development of applications that we want to achieve a good position in search engines.
JavaScript applications usually receive the raw data from the server (or an API) in JSON format. JavaScript libraries and frameworks take this data to produce the HTML that the browser should render. This becomes a negative aspect for positioning in search engines like Google because the body of the page has no content so that the search engine does not know which keywords are interesting and does not rank for them. With this, the application or page fails to the position.
Popular ReactJS Apps
Companies that have already adopted ReactJS have done so for a number of reasons. Here are the most notable adopters besides Facebook.
- Airbnb: The company decided to switch to ReactJS due to the reusability of its components, very simple code refactoring, and iteration. It is now used in the internal structures of the mobile application and the company's web page.
- Instagram: The Instagram team wanted to create a website, a one-page app, to allow visitors to access the social platform as well. And ReactJS seemed like the best solution for that. The web application has been optimized and appears to be fast and comfortable for the users.
- Netflix: Netflix, which adopted ReactJS in 2015, now uses it with Gibbon. Back then, Netflix chose to React because of its one-ticket data stream model and declarative approach to programming.
Using NodeJS, the React library allows HTML to be rendered with the same code both on the server and on the client, reducing the workload required to create search engine-friendly web applications. If you consider developing an I.T solution using ReactJS, our developers at Hyperlink InfoSystem are available to assist you.
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Process We Follow
1. Requirement Gathering
We analyze the requirements with the clients to understand the functionalities to combined into the app. This process allows us to form a development plan and transform the client's thoughts into an efficient and functional app.
2. UI/UX Design
Our developers use efficient UI trends to design apps that are not only pleasant to the eye but also intuitiveness and flexible. Our applications do not only complete the needs of our clients but also are simple and convenient to the end-users.
3. Prototype
We develop a preliminary visualization of what the mobile app would look like. This helps to generate an idea of the appearance and feel of the app, and we examine the users' reactions to the UI and UX designs.
4. Development
Our team of experts in Native, Hybrid, and Cross-Platform app development, using languages such as Swift, Kotlin, PhoneGap, Ionic, Xamarin, and more to produce high-quality mobile apps for the various operating systems.
5. Quality Assurance
We have a team of developers who carefully test every app to ensure that they provide an excellent user experience and meet the requirements of our clients. Apps developed by our development team are bug-free because they perform through a series of experiments before deployment.
6. Deployment
We follow the best practices when deploying our apps on different app stores, where they can be easily noticeable to considered users.
7. Support & Maintenance
All digital solutions need development. The deployment of an app is not the ultimate stage. Even Post-deployment, we work with our clients to offer maintenance and support.
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