ReactDOM

ReactDOM is the specific, platform-bound part of the React library responsible for rendering and updating React components into the browser's Document Object Model (DOM). It works by reconciling React's Virtual DOM with the actual browser DOM, efficiently updating only the necessary parts to…

Key facts

First appeared
2015
Category
technology
Problem solved
ReactDOM, as part of the React ecosystem, solves the problem of inefficient, imperative, and complex direct manipulation of the browser's DOM for building dynamic user interfaces. It provides a declarative, component-based approach that makes UI development more predictable, maintainable, and performant by leveraging a Virtual DOM and efficient diffing algorithms.
Platforms
Node.js (server-side rendering), Web browsers (client-side)

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Notable users

  • Shopify
  • New York Times
  • Pinterest
  • Netflix
  • Airbnb
  • Uber
  • Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp)
  • Microsoft