React is hard but not why you may think
summary
Argument: React itself is usually not the hard part — the ecosystem is. The session builds a small app that scrapes and displays 30 worst movies from IMDB, implements routing and a details page that caches results, wires a GraphQL POST to an Azure endpoint, adds a like counter and a CSS animation, and uses Overmind state management, styled‑components and React Router v6. Most pieces work end to end; likes remain unfinished but codeSandbox and source are shared.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:51Ecosystem challenges
- 8:05Over-engineered demo
- 14:01State management with Overmind
- 21:56Styling and loading states
- 27:04Finalizing movie page
- 28:49Q&A
