Dan Abramov 12/2/2018

How Does React Tell a Class from a Function?

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This technical blog post delves into how the React library internally distinguishes between JavaScript classes and functions when rendering components. It explains the different processes (calling vs. instantiating with 'new') and explores the underlying JavaScript concepts like 'new', 'this', and prototypes that make this differentiation possible.

How Does React Tell a Class from a Function?

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