Hi there,
I'd like to spend some time to address this tweet from yesterday after reading through excellent discussion that started with thoughtful @dan_abramov replies to it
I'd like to spend some time to address this tweet from yesterday after reading through excellent discussion that started with thoughtful @dan_abramov replies to it
First of all I'd like to say that I have tremendous respect for the entire React team, I've been using React professionally since the beginning of 2016 and I'm a huge fan
(It also helps pay my bills which is neat-o)
(It also helps pay my bills which is neat-o)
The tweet in question was inspired by my personal concern about folks who are learning React from scratch in 2019 or may decide to give it a shot in 2020
One of the many things that spiked my interest in React is how approachable it seemed to me personally at the time
One of the many things that spiked my interest in React is how approachable it seemed to me personally at the time
My pre-React stack was Backbone+Marionette and since I'm not working for that company anymore I'm comfortable saying that I had little-to-no idea what the heck was going on
Events were flying everywhere, things worked kinda by accident, it was ... interesting
Events were flying everywhere, things worked kinda by accident, it was ... interesting
For the last couple of months React has been upgraded with quite a lot of improvements - including hooks and Concurrent Mode
Which means that there's more React to learn. And that's awesome
Which means that there's more React to learn. And that's awesome
My tweet gave the wrong impression that understanding "algebraic effects" was mandatory to learn React.
This is not true. They are not even *mentioned* in the official docs
Which, let me say it out loud, are absolutely excellent and I'm impressed every time I go through them
This is not true. They are not even *mentioned* in the official docs
Which, let me say it out loud, are absolutely excellent and I'm impressed every time I go through them
To be honest, I got this impression from the Twitterverse and I helped spread this misconception further which was not necessary.
It's kinda like everyone was saying that "Ned Stark always says Winter Is Coming" even though he never said the line in the show
It's kinda like everyone was saying that "Ned Stark always says Winter Is Coming" even though he never said the line in the show
Or similar to the fact that "Luke, I am your father" is not a line from any of the Star Wars movies
I don't believe that there's something that React team is doing wrong when it comes to introducing/teaching new concepts and features of React
I'd say it's kind of like a meme, it's difficult to control the message
I'd say it's kind of like a meme, it's difficult to control the message
What I've learned is Concurrent Mode *IS* React and the thread I'm quoting in this thread (meta, I know) has amazing explanations like these
(Seriously, if you have the time and you're not on iOS because Twitter doesn't work on iPhones currently read it)
(Seriously, if you have the time and you're not on iOS because Twitter doesn't work on iPhones currently read it)
My personal takeaway is also the fact that I (somehow) managed to convince quite a lot of folks to follow me on this weird microblogging website and I need to be careful not to spread misconceptions further
But I'm still proud of this joke though:
