Learning React - Part 2: Using Tailwind CSS

This post follows on from part one where I just downloaded the essentials for creating a barebones React app. This post will be about React itself, kind of, but mainly about installing TailwindCSS. How to run stuff If you are unfamiliar with using npm to run apps, or you miss the play button that Visual Studio provides, you can open up the package.json file. In it you will see a bunch of dependencies as well as a scripts section. For example in order to run the linter you need to run the command: ...

April 21, 2025 · Serigan

Learning React - Part 1: Create a New React App with Vite

I’ve decided to have another go at learning React. My first attempt at this was actually for creating Retrograde Online, which was the entire point of this now-pointless blog. As my brain is broken I will try to write down the stages I am going through for a basic React setup, and hope this act of repetition will make the info stick. Here are the steps to follow for setting up the tools: ...

April 20, 2025 · Serigan