Looking at the React tutorial Starter CodeReactDOM.render() is the only part of React that your code calls. The rest, i.e. the majority of your code, is called by React.
Ipso facto - React is a framework because it is in control when most of your code runs.
Really good explanation. I like it has citations, because some people are very persistent in arguing Facebook's marketing that it's a library. It's confusing trying to teach junior developers about software engineering techniques when they come into the job under the impression that React isn't a framework.
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Looking at the React tutorial Starter Code
ReactDOM.render()is the only part of React that your code calls. The rest, i.e. the majority of your code, is called by React.Ipso facto - React is a framework because it is in control when most of your code runs.
For the expanded argument see: React is a (view component) framework
Really good explanation. I like it has citations, because some people are very persistent in arguing Facebook's marketing that it's a library. It's confusing trying to teach junior developers about software engineering techniques when they come into the job under the impression that React isn't a framework.