But I dove in anyway. I managed to get through the basic Facebook tutorial and some others and got some React Native apps running, but it was quite a challenging experience and I didn't feel ...

It can be tempting to jump right in with React before you grasp the basics of JavaScript. But there’s more to a framework than just a language, and you’ll need a few essential tools to get going.

Little issues here and there with React-vis are vastly overshadowed by the ease with which you can create interactive, animated charts. I’ve used the library on heavy-duty interactive dashboards ...