How to Get Started with ReactJS: A Guide to create-react-app and vite

If you're a React enthusiast or a newcomer eager to dip your toes into the world of React web development, create-react-app (CRA) and vite are two tools you need to know about.

A Quick Tour:

Create-React-App (CRA):

• Originated by the React creaters themselves, CRA is the golden ticket for React beginers.
• Offers a full suite:
• Development server.
• Code transformation with Babel.
• Webpack bundling.
• Pre-configured linting/testing.

Vite:

• Named after the French word for "fast", Vite is known for it's speed.
• Versatile enough for React, Vue, and Svelte.
• Offers
• Native ES modules.
• Integration with Rollup for production.
• Ultra-speedy hot module replacements.

React app with create-react-app:

npx create-react-app my-app
cd my-app
npm start

Once done, you can access your app in browser via  http://localhost:3000. Any change in your code will instantly refkect here.

React app with Vite:

npm init @vitejs/app my-app --template react
cd my-app
npm install
npm run dev

Going Live with create-react-app:

npm run build

After this, you'll find a ready-to-deploy build directory.

Going Live with Vite:

npm run build

Vite creates a dist folder, containing deployment ready artefacts.

Nuggets of Wisdom:

Dev Delights: Both CRA and Vite excel in offering delightful development experiences. While CRA harnesses Webpack's Hot Module Replacement for prompt updates, Vite promises and delivers on-the-spot changes.

Deployment Dynamics: On the deployment front, both tools produce lean, minified, and speed-optimized code. With Vite's incorporation of Rollup, it possibly edges out slightly in build times.

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