---
title: "#62: React 16.1 Released"
publication: "React Status"
issue: 62
published_at: "2017-11-10"
canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/62"
---

react status 62   

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[react status](https://react.statuscode.com) Issue 62     

[Using a React 16 'Portal' to Do Something Cool](https://hackernoon.com/using-a-react-16-portal-to-do-something-cool-2a2d627b0202) — Portals provide a first-class way to render children into a DOM node that exists outside the DOM hierarchy of the parent component. David Gilbertson [React 16.1 Released](https://github.com/facebook/react/releases/tag/v16.1.0) — Mostly tweaks and minor improvements (covered in the release notes). Also, as of this release, React is no longer released on Bower. Facebooknews [🎉 New, Updated: Deep JavaScript Foundations with Kyle Simpson](https://frontendmasters.com/courses/javascript-foundations/) — Join Kyle Simpson, author of the popular “You Don’t Know JavaScript” book series, as he deep dives into JavaScript's core mechanics like scope, closure, this and prototypes ...plus new features in ES6 and more. Frontend Masterssponsored [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/4cf37b30.png)](https://frontendmasters.com/courses/javascript-foundations/) [Exploring Some Advanced React Router Concepts](https://blog.logrocket.com/advanced-react-router-concepts-code-splitting-animated-transitions-scroll-restoration-recursive-17096c0cf9db) — Including code splitting, animated transitions, scroll restoration, and recursive paths. Yomi Eluwande [8 Tips in 20 Minutes For Getting Better At React](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BncMF2aTL0w) — Covers inline conditionals, linting, using the React DevTools, component types, and more. LevelUpTutsvideo [Exploring Some Simple React Patterns](http://lucasmreis.github.io/blog/simple-react-patterns/) Lucas Reis [Securing a React Webapp with Server-Side Authentication](https://medium.appbase.io/securing-a-react-web-app-with-server-side-authentication-1b7c7dc55c16) Divyanshu Maithani [How Redux Can Make You A Better Developer](https://medium.cobeisfresh.com/how-redux-can-make-you-a-better-developer-30a094d5e3ec) Danijel Vincijanovic [React 16 Error Boundaries - Recover Gracefully](https://rollbar.com/blog/react-error-boundaries/?utm_source=react_status&utm_campaign=react_status&utm_medium=email-nl) — On React 16? Learn how to start using error boundaries. ROLLBARsponsored [Connecting a Meteor Back-End to a React Native App](https://dev.to/damcosset/connecting-a-meteor-back-end-to-a-react-native-application-dbm) Damien Cossetnative [React Native vs Real Native Apps](https://codeburst.io/react-native-vs-real-native-apps-ad890986f1f) — Highlights the theoretical and practical aspects of using React Native in comparison to Swift. Weblab Technologynative [React Log: React Rendering to the Console](https://github.com/diegomura/react-log) — A component that’s not rendered into the DOM but instead to the console. Diego Muraccioletools [Create React Kotlin App: Create Apps using Kotlin with No Build Config](https://github.com/JetBrains/create-react-kotlin-app) JetBrainstools [“CircleCI 2.0 is fast. We reduced builds from minutes to 12 seconds.”](https://circleci.com/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=november&utm_content=react-status) CircleCItools sponsored [react-reconciler: A Way to Create Custom React Renderers](https://github.com/facebook/react/blob/master/packages/react-reconciler/README.md) — An experimental package now included with React 16.1. github.​comcode [react-mde: A Markdown Editor for React](https://github.com/andrerpena/react-mde) André Penacode    [Read this issue on the Web](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/62) [See our archives](https://react.statuscode.com/issues) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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