{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Scrimba Podcast","title":"The State of React (and Should You Still Learn It in 2024), with Dev Agrawal","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/18a80cba\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2469,"description":"Meet Dev Agrawal 🇮🇳🇺🇸! With a name like that, how could he not become a developer? He's a software developer, developer advocate, and content creator. Moreover, he's a React expert deeply ingrained in the React community. That's why we invited him onto the show to shed light on the current state of affairs!\n\nYou've probably noticed certain discontent surrounding React recently. A basic React app has become significantly more complex. It has been quite some time since there has been a significant update to React, with the recent ones relying heavily on meta-frameworks. And what about the React core team? What's happening there?\n\nAll of this might sound disheartening. However, we're delving into whether these concerns hold true in this episode. Let's find out together!\n🔗 Connect with Dev\n👨‍💼 Linkedin\n🌐 Website\n🐦 Twitter\n⏰ Timestamps\nHow Dev became a dev (01:34)\nTeamwork is a skill you can learn! (07:06)\nShould you go to college or learn to code by yourself? (09:10)\nStudying coding can be a \"choose your own adventure\" game (11:04)\nCommunity break with Jan the Producer (12:42)\nHow Dev landed his first role in tech (14:28)\nDisappointment with React: what's that about? (15:42)\nWhat are meta-frameworks, and why are they gaining traction? (18:55)\nReact was originally all about the front end... And now? (20:55)\nGraphQL and React Server components (22:23)\nPete Hunt, Rethinking Best Practices, and separation of concerns (23:09)\nHistory is repeating itself (24:24)\nThe most common problem with server components (25:34)\nThe battle of the frameworks (26:10)\nIs Next.JS in an advantageous position? (28:08)\nMost people nowadays are using Vue! (34:13)\nShould you have FOMO about server components? (36:37)\n🧰 Resources Mentioned\nNiche Down to Blow Up: Scrimba Student Leo Reveals How to Land an Awesome First Dev Job","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3qNz-AxOjZ6Oiowf_zRLRsZeOxv5p7FYbB0-kA5vS6A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE1Njg5LzE3MDE4/MDIzOTYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}