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Re:An all-in-one beginner's guide to modern React applicatio... by kakarot on Sunday June 25, 2017 @05:02PM (#14632177)
Thanks for your response.

I haven't read the Structuring Reducers page yet, though from a glance it looks thorough. I'm still using the docs as a reference and will probably be doing so for a while.

I'm not sure what it is in particular about the docs I have read, but somehow I came out feeling a little overwhelmed. I think the code wasn't explained well enough in some places, and while I understand the concepts behind Redux, it just seems a bit dense in areas. Also, and this may seem silly, but seeing another Todo app as an example was extremely off-putting and made it hard to pay attention to the example code. No one is ever making a Todo app with the tech they are learning and it's getting played out hard. Eventually I decided that a more hands-on tutorial is what I needed.

I've got the first link you mentioned in a tab somewhere, but since you wrote it I think I will start with Practical Redux today and see how it goes. I will try to pop in to Reactiflux tonight to share my progress.

Thank you so much for your help!

Re:An all-in-one beginner's guide to modern React applicatio... by acemarke on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:48PM (#14638787)
Yeah, there's pros and cons to the proliferation of Todo apps in examples. On the one hand, a Todo app provides just enough of an implementation to demonstrate the basic concepts of a tool, without getting caught up in too much complexity. On the other hand, there's a ton of real-world use cases that a Todo app won't cover. It's a tough balance - teaching basic library/tool concepts vs actual usage.

As for the help - you're welcome, and hopefully things click soon :)