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# [What Is React? A Summary for Beginners](https://benjaminsemah.hashnode.dev/what-is-react-a-summary-for-beginners?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

If you're starting as a developer, one word you'll come across often is "React". You'll see it as part of most developer roadmaps, on job listings, Twitter threads, tech videos on YouTube, blog posts, etc. React is almost everywhere. In the Stack Ove...

Aug 24, 2022 · 3 min read · benjaminsemah.hashnode.dev  
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[Benjamin Semah](https://hashnode.com/@benjaminSemah)

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[The Overaged Developer](https://hashnode.com/@TheOveragedDeveloper)

[Oct 1, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-react-a-summary-for-beginners/6306603979f56556d0cb815b/comment/63384c4dfa20fa4bc8e57536)

Thanks for the article, Benjamin. I started with Bob's React course on Scrimba recently. So far so good😁

[Benjamin Semah](https://hashnode.com/@benjaminSemah)

[Oct 2, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-react-a-summary-for-beginners/6306603979f56556d0cb815b/comment/63384c4dfa20fa4bc8e57536#reply-6339a708fa20fa4bc8e58aa8)

Oh nice. Bob is an extraordinary teacher.

Best wishes with the course.