Learning common tools and practices for React development
There are many tools that can help in writing React applications. There are too many to list them exhaustively but we will review some of the most common here. These tools are vital for writing and debugging your code, so you should spend some time familiarizing yourself with them.
VS Code
We've been using VS Code as our code editor for the entirety of this book. And for JavaScript development, VS Code is clearly the most popular editor currently in use. Here are a few facts you should know in order to make optimal use of VS Code:
- VS Code has a large ecosystem of extensions to help in coding. Many of them are dependent upon developer preferences, so you should do a quick search and take a look. However, here are some common extensions you should consider using:
Visual Studio IntelliCode: Provides a language service for AI-driven code completion and syntax highlighting.