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Liudas Stonys • Edited

Is there a difference between React or ReactJS, and React or React Native? Also what's the difference between NodeJS V8 and Chromes V8 engines? Can you write React Native without NodeJS? Also, why you want to use NodeJS in the first place for ReactJS web applications? :D

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LuisPa • Edited

Ok,

React === ReactJS === React.js

React !== React Native: medium.com/@alexmngn/from-reactjs-...

Relationship between V8 and Node: stackoverflow.com/questions/426161...

This post is an example to how to “try React without Node” as a middleware to parse the jsx code to render it as a common JavaScript.

Most of the tools to start with React requires Node to start. Like, create-react-app, next.js, Gatsby, etc. This is a simple, basic and fast way to read and understand how React is just a way to write web apps. :)

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Liudas Stonys

WOW! Thank you very much, sir, for clearing my confusion! <3 Respect! :)

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LuisPa

You’re welcome, Liudas!