14 Useful Packages Every React Developer Should Know
Increase your development productivity with these packages
React (or any other front-end framework) is an extremely powerful tool to master. When it comes to building front-end interfaces, React is hands down a huge time-saver for development teams and individuals.
npm packages are paramount when it comes to developer productivity and happiness. Why spend weeks reinventing the wheel when you can save time? Chances are high someone has already solved the problem you’re facing with an npm package.
Without further ado, here’s a list of packages I believe every React developer should know. These packages are big time-savers — use them when you can, and often!
1. React Testing Library
The React Testing Library is a lightweight solution for testing React components. The library provides light utility functions on top of react-dom
and react-dom/test-utils
.
Installation
This module is distributed via npm packages.
yarn add --dev @testing-library/react