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JavaScript React Basics (2018) Understanding State Creating the Application State

Posted by Doug Hawkinson
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Doug Hawkinson
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 25,073 Points

Why don't we have to import React and ReactDom?

I think I know the answer but want to confirm. We do not have to import React and ReactDOM because we used the CDN so they are automatically "loaded". If we used NPM we would need to import them. Am I right?

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Chukwuemeka Chima
Chukwuemeka Chima
3,454 Points

Yes, Doug, you are correct. using the cdn React and ReactDOM is available in the browser's global scope. However, an npm project requires the import of React and ReactDOM as well as declaring them as your project's dependencies so they can get bundled alongside your code.