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JavaScript

Juan Carlos Campbell
Juan Carlos Campbell
2,376 Points

Do I need webpack to use React and Redux or can I use Redux with create-react-app?

Do I need to learn webpack to learn from this course?

1 Answer

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,413 Points

Strickly speaking for learning React and Redux, no, you can use Create React App and add Redux as a dependency.

However it's a good thing to learn about webpack since it is the packager of choice for web apps, even beyond React. And you may find yourself wanting to change the defaults a bit.

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/getting-started-with-webpack

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/setting-up-webpack-for-react

Juan Carlos Campbell
Juan Carlos Campbell
2,376 Points

Thank you for the links and support.