Embracing the React Challenge

<h2>But that’s okay</h2> I remember back in January 2017 when React had already released its version 16, and at that time, an opportunity came my way, and it involved payment in dollars. It was like, “Wow, dollars…” A colleague offered me a freelance project that required me to handle not only React but also PHP, MySQL, XAMPP, and other skills. At that moment, to secure the project, I claimed to have experience in all those technologies, including JavaScript, but I didn’t mention that I wasn’t very familiar with React. Surprisingly, they gave me the green light to take on the project. When I finally had the project in my hands, which was related to coffee harvesting, one of the developers provided me with a brief description of what I needed to do… Basically, I had to fill in some form fields and create a search function to filter a list in React. Although I nodded as if I understood, in reality, I had no idea how to use React at that time. So, I had to read “the documentation,” even though I wasn’t a fan of reading it. My typical way of learning usually involved articles, video tutorials, or paid courses. But this time, I needed to learn React quickly. It was a challenge, and there were nights when I had to stay up late to grasp it all and meet the project’s requirements. <a href="https://medium.com/@diegomottadev/embracing-the-react-challenge-11204745ba5e">Click Here</a>