codesandbox-client VS create-react-app

Ok last but not least, Codesandbox. This is a newcomer to online collaborative workspaces which seems much more advanced. Codesandbox.io allows you to create node/npm projects, install packages, setup webpack or bundlers, include frameworks like React or Vue, and code in Typescript or JavaScript. It looks and acts like an IDE (VSCode) in the cloud, allowing shareable projects, not just code snippets.

Sync your projects effortlessly with GitHub. Codesandbox

Use online code editors such as Codesandbox or Stackblitz. They let you focus on writing code rather than dealing with local environment complexities.

For this article, I will be using an online code editor called Codesandbox. You can go ahead and use it as well, you can also create normal React js application on your computer.

{ "openapi": "3.0.0", "info": { "title": "CodeSandbox API", "version": "1.0.0" }, "servers": [{"url": "https://codesandbox.io"}], "paths": { "/api/v1/sandboxes/define?json=1": { "post": { "summary": "Create a new sandbox", "operationId": "Create Sandbox", "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "files": { "type": "object" } }, "required": ["files"], "example": { "files": { "index.js": { "content": "console.log('hello world!');" } } } } } } }, "responses": { "200": { "description": "Sandbox successfully created", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "sandbox_id": { "type": "string" } } } } } } } } } } }

Create a CodeSandbox;

Start by visiting CodeSandbox's official website.

Alternative: CodePen, CodeSandbox. But in the end, we don't need StackOverflow or any alternative at all to use our brains and analyze the situation. (Further reading: Beyond Googling the Error Message

Create React App (CRA) abstracts away the complexity of configuring Webpack, Babel, and other build tools, allowing developers to focus on writing React code. It includes features such as hot module reloading for efficient development.

Immerse yourself in the official Create React App documentation for a deeper understanding.

Create React App (https://create-react-app.dev/)

- And ofc, there are some templates/frameworks that bring something of that together (https://create-react-app.dev/; maybe https://vitejs.dev/) - google for templates.

I recommend finding some friend with modern experience or at least some youtube tutorials or at least some learning course. That would help you to catch up on the best way to bootstrap your first project. Then you can practice.

What's the connection?

Also, take a look at this response from 2021: https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/discussions/117...

Create React App Documentation

Inside the react-tutorial-app folder, to create a new React project runs the following command using create-react-appand for more details on how create-react-app works and other staff, please visit the official website: https://create-react-app.dev/

Before we embark on our journey, make sure you have React installed and a React project set up. If not, fear not! Create React App is your trusty sidekick for a quick start.