ReactJS as the MVC
summary
Argues that React is extended beyond the view to own model and controller responsibilities, using React + JSX, director.js routing, and ajax calls to an api to preload full app data and cut request response cycles. Implements multiple atomic single-page apps whose master component keeps state until explicit persistence via API POST, yielding faster, simpler client-side flow. Built reddit made crowdfunding with this pattern, which proves performant and portable (later reused for reddit mobile web), though the product is no longer live for business reasons.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:28State of React
- 6:04Characteristics of React
- 7:04Ideas and Implementation
- 10:14Simplification
- 10:57Performance
- 12:35Title
- 13:19Alternatives
- 15:41Atomic Single Page Apps
- 17:26React Components
- 20:46React in Practice
- 21:45App Notice
- 22:03App Outline
- 22:16Individual Pages
- 22:37UIView Hierarchy
- 24:51Profile Example
- 26:33Personal Info Example
- 27:38MVC vs ReactJS
- 29:16ReactJS MVC
- 29:40ReactJS Flux
- 30:29What is ReactJS
- 31:39Questions
