---
title: "#33: React Move, and using Create-React-App with an Express backend"
publication: "React Status"
issue: 33
published_at: "2017-04-21"
canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/33"
---

react status 33   

This week's React news -[Read this on the Web](http://react.statuscode.com/issues/33) 

[react status](http://react.statuscode.com) Issue 33     

[React Move: Deterministically Animate Anything in React](https://github.com/tannerlinsley/react-move?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Transitions, custom easing, and auto interpolation of numbers, colors, SVG paths and more. It even supports React Native. Tanner Linsleycode [Using Create-React-App with an Express Backend](https://daveceddia.com/create-react-app-express-backend/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — [Create React App](https://github.com/facebookincubator/create-react-app) remains the easiest way to start building a React app but it’s focused on the front-end. This guide digs into coupling CRA with an Express powered backend. Dave Ceddia [React 16 Likely This Summer, Fiber Not Going To Cause Any Problems](https://github.com/facebook/react/issues/9463?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email#issuecomment-295643228) — _“If Fiber works out of the box for 30,000 existing components in Facebook’s codebase, it will likely work for your codebase too.”_ Facebooknews [📘✨ The 2017 Front-End Handbook - FREE and Open Source](https://frontendmasters.com/books/front-end-handbook/2017/) — A free, thorough and open source guide anyone could use to learn about the practice of front-end development. Frontend Masterssponsored [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/de4700de.jpg)](https://frontendmasters.com/books/front-end-handbook/2017/) [Facebook Releases React VR for Building Virtual Reality Experiences](https://code.facebook.com/posts/215238872297197/building-virtual-reality-experiences-on-the-web-with-react-vr/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — React VR lets anyone with an understanding of JavaScript rapidly build and deploy VR experiences using standard web tools. [GitHub repo](https://github.com/facebook/react-vr). Facebooktools [Relay Modern: Data-Driven Apps with React and GraphQL](https://code.facebook.com/posts/1362748677097871?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — The new version of Relay is designed from the ground up to be easier to use and optimized for mobile devices. Facebook Codetools [Designing User Interfaces With React](https://blog.codeship.com/designing-user-interfaces-with-react/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — There are multiple tiers to what React can do, but let’s focus on how React can enable any developer to design modular and functional user interfaces. Taylor Jones [Build Your Own Instagram using React Native](https://gorillalogic.com/blog/build-your-own-instagram-using-react-native/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Gorilla Logicnative [How to Style React Components with 'styled-components'](https://www.sitepoint.com/style-react-components-styled-components/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Chris Laughlin takes a look at some of the options for applying CSS styles to React components, and introduces the ‘styled-components’ library. SitePoint [React at Light Speed: Lessons in Optimizing Performance](https://blog.vixlet.com/react-at-light-speed-78cd172a6411?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Jacob Beltran [Using Angular Components and Directives Inside React](http://softeng.oicr.on.ca/chang_wang/2017/04/17/Using-AngularJS-components-directives-in-React/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Chang Wang [Try Bugsnag, and Get a Free, Ultrasoft T-Shirt 👕](https://www.bugsnag.com/tshirt-promo/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=shirt-offer&utm_campaign=2017-tsc&utm_term=react-status-20170421) — Automatically detect crashes in your React Native apps. Get a free t-shirt when you sign up & try Bugsnag. Bugsnagsponsored [Input Autocomplete: A Tiny React Input Element with Autocomplete](https://github.com/kevinjhanna/input-autocomplete?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Kevin J.​ Hannacode [react-redux-reformed: Forms with React and Redux Made Simple](https://github.com/troch/react-redux-reformed?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Start with the bare essentials, then use composition to elegantly build more complex forms. Thomas Rochcode [React DOM Confetti: Confetti Explosions on State Changes](https://daniel-lundin.github.io/react-dom-confetti/?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) Daniel Lundincode [Why Did React Update? A Tool to Identify Unnecessary Updates](https://github.com/garbles/why-did-you-update?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — Monkey patches React and notifies in the console when potentially unnecessary re-renders occur. Gabe Scholztools [Catch Deceptive Typos in Your React Apps with maybe-you-meant](https://medium.com/@NickPisacane/catch-deceptive-typos-in-your-react-apps-602f25f0bfc4?utm_source=reactnl&utm_medium=email) — [maybe-you-meant](https://github.com/nickpisacane/maybe-you-meant) helps find elusive typos. Nick Pisacanetools [Try Codeship Basic: simple hosted CI that works out of the box](https://codeship.com/features/basic?utm_source=email-sponsorship&utm_medium=cpc-react-weekly-secondary&utm_campaign=cooper-basic-features-signup-campaign) — Get set up with our hosted Continuous Integration service in under 3 minutes. Join thousands of customers like InvisionApp & Whole Foods. Codeshipsponsored    [Read this issue on the Web](http://react.statuscode.com/issues/33) [See our archives](http://react.statuscode.com/issues) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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