reading-notes

React 3

Next.js is a framework for React that allows you to do server side rendering and static site generation
uses webpack and babel
things to consider when making a project using react:
- code has to be bundled using a bundler like webpack and transformed using a compiler like Babel
- need to do production optimizations such as code splitting
- want to statically pre-render some pages for performance and SEO
- write some server side code to connect your React app to your data store
- react context is a way to pass data through the component tree without having to pass props down manually at every level
- context is great for features like themes, authentication, and location
- how to use react context:
  - create a context object using React.createContext()
  - wrap the app in a context provider
  - use the context object in the components you want to access the context