Build Your Own React

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1. this blog post was the main inspiration to learning how "straightforward" JSX was under the hood

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Build Your Own React”

2. You could walk through the framework so you then understand it.

   Recommends · Feb 2026 · in “I Don't Like Magic”

3. how fantastically presented the content on this page is

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Build Your Own React”

4. Amazing website and presentation of the story.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Build Your Own React”

5. the article was amazing and I learned a lot

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Build Your Own React”

6. That is a fantastic presentation.

   Recommends · Dec 2025 · in “Build Your Own React”

7. easy to stay on track and follow

   Recommends · Mar 2026 · in “A Visual Introduction to Machine Learning”

8. it really makes the whole thing a pain to glance through

   Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “Build Your Own React”