[2017] React Tutorial for Beginners - Codepen.io

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[kadiroelemo]

You are an excellent teacher. Of all the React.js videos that I watched, nothing is as clear and simplified as this one. After much struggles, now I have gotten the foundation. Thank you for making this one for me.

[robertglover]

Chris, i've been at development for a while. You have a casual demeanor about instruction however, you are one of the most effective teachers i've ever experienced. I've read a few not-so-favorable comments here but they will regret it if one has intentions of making it in React. Concise, with examples, execution and delivery. That's quite a combination! Good luck in your future and keep up the most outstanding work.
RL Glover

[nicholasstenbeck]

I've been looking around for a way to start learning React for a while and this video has helped me more than any other resource I found. Thank you for making this; I now feel like I have a basic grasp of how to create something of my own in React.

[riklamers]

Give this man a lifetime free coffee supply! Thanks for the clear explanation looking forward to the series and other video's!

[RunForresRunnn]

The usage of Codepen made it fun and easy to code along! Smart move.

Subscribed and looking forward for more videos like these. Keep up the good work!

[willgelder]

Awesome, and very concise demo. Props for covering the material as fast as you did and still have everything make sense.

[steveswanson]

Just started seriously looking at using React, and this video definitely gave me what I needed to be interested in learning more. Kudos.

[pirxie]

Holy Linus, you are the extraordinary programmer and teacher! I love the way, that you explain the code!

[caseytrombley]

This is a good tutorial for people that know how to code and don't need to have their hand held. Thanks!

[digigoliath]

Thank you very much for a fantastic introduction to REACT. Very well explained & I think I am finally beginning to understand how it works!

[Rashomon]

Yeah, for a total noob to React who wants to see what the syntax and structure is like, this tutorial is spot-on.

[dennysam]

Amazing video from the scratch to get a basic understanding of React. This will get you through all the react terminologies etc. Plus you will know how things work in it.

[王騰泓]

Nice tutorial, but my chrome and firefox went wrong from 20:26.
The input value onchange part. I can't going on, 'cuz the textfield if fixed.
And I can't type any color that I want to change.

[funxiobolic]

Coming from Angular background and wanting to learn React, I found this video to be a great starting point. Thanks!

[josiahschaefer]

I've been a bit intimidated by some of these JavaScript frameworks before this, but after watching your video I feel much more confident in diving in!

[wengeance]

I see two render() methods hes using in the example at 4:56. Are these the same render methods pulled from the extended object?

[gentile]

Some people commenting here are just devSnobs. For a 24 minute video, this is an EXCELLENT intro to React. He covers a ton of stuff, it's very dense.
It's a video! You can pause it and (should) look things up if you have questions. Geez. Feels like stackoverflow on here.

[kennbreece]

Love your stuff - I'm mostly a backend guy, but your videos helped me get off to a great start with Vue.js 2.0 and this was a really good intro to React. Really wish you'd do more, but I get it can be tough to have the time to put in with a full time job.

[isospeedrix]

What's the difference between

<button
and
<button onClick={this.handleClick}>

Also, when do you need to use
this.handleClick = this.handleClick.bind(this);

I did my stuff without using bind but you said you have to use bind or else doesn't work. Thanks.

[myvocalincite]

Just getting started with React and this was very helpful. I'm only really knowledgeable in HTML and CSS, but I feel it's time to step up my webdev game. Thank you for this tutorial!