---
title: "The most popular React links of 2017"
publication: "React Status"
issue: 68
published_at: "2017-12-22"
canonical_url: "https://react.statuscode.com/issues/68"
---

react status 68   

This week's React news -[Read this on the Web](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/68) 

[react status](https://react.statuscode.com) Issue 68         

**In this final issue of 2017, we're taking a look back at the most popular items of the year.** We'll see you back on January 12, 2018 - thanks for your support! :-) 

[How to Organize a Large React App and Make It Scale](https://www.sitepoint.com/organize-large-react-application/) — Jack Franklin describes a set of tips and best practices for creating and organizing React applications in a scalable way. SitePoint 

[Glamorous: A React Component Styling Solution](https://medium.com/@kentcdodds/introducing-glamorous-fb3c9f4ed20e) — Back in April, Kent C Dodds introduced the then-new (and now-popular) React component styling solution with an elegant, performant API and small footprint. [Repo here](https://github.com/paypal/glamorous). Kent C.​ Dodds 

[Handling State in React: Four Immutable Approaches to Consider](https://medium.com/@housecor/handling-state-in-react-four-immutable-approaches-to-consider-d1f5c00249d5) — State is perhaps _“the most common point of confusion in React today”_. Cory House 

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[A Guide to What's New in React 16](https://auth0.com/blog/whats-new-in-react16/) — [React 16 came out](https://reactjs.org/blog/2017/09/26/react-v16.0.html) this year and was a significant step forward with a lot to offer. Prosper Otemuyiwa 

[Lessons From Migrating A Large Codebase to React 16](https://blog.discordapp.com/lessons-from-migrating-a-large-codebase-to-react-16-e60e49102aa6) — Discord, a popular text chat system in the gaming community, switched to React 16 pretty quickly and shared its experiences in doing so. Discord Blog 

[React State vs. Redux State: When and Why?](https://spin.atomicobject.com/2017/06/07/react-state-vs-redux-state/) — Even if you choose to use Redux in your project, you'll still need to make decisions on how much of your data is stored using it. Tyler Hoffman 

[Set Up a Netflix Style Streaming Service - Bitmovin Native Video Player](https://bitmovin.com/encoding-service/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=react) Bitmovinsponsored 

[How to Structure Components in React](https://reallifeprogramming.com/how-to-structure-components-in-react-54fc43e71546) — _“Components are a great abstraction to build systems. It’s only a case of picking the_ right _solution.”_ Bartek Witczak 

[How to Greatly Improve Your React App's Performance](https://medium.com/myheritage-engineering/how-to-greatly-improve-your-react-app-performance-e70f7cbbb5f6) — A review of common React performance pitfalls and how to avoid them. Noam Elboim 

[React Bits: A Compilation of React Patterns and Tips](https://vasanthk.gitbooks.io/react-bits/) — A variety of React-oriented techniques, tips and tricks broken down into digestable chunks. Vasa K 

[Holiday Code Freeze? - 7 Things to Do Instead of Deploying](https://circleci.com/blog/don-t-let-code-freeze-leave-you-out-in-the-cold/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=december&utm_content=react-status) — Around this time of year, many companies institute a “code freeze” that puts a stop to new deploys for a certain period of time... CircleCIsponsored 

[React Move: Deterministically Animate Anything in React](https://github.com/tannerlinsley/react-move) — Transitions, custom easing, and auto interpolation of numbers, colors, SVG paths and more. It even supports React Native. Tanner Linsley and Steven Hallcode 

[Mineral UI: A Design System and React Component Library](https://github.com/mineral-ui/mineral-ui) CA Technologiescode 

[Redux Offline: A Persistent Redux Store for Offline-First Apps](https://github.com/jevakallio/redux-offline) Jani Eväkalliocode 

[React Datasheet: A Spreadsheet React Component](https://nadbm.github.io/react-datasheet/) — A customizable Excel-like data grid component. Nadim Islamcode 

[React Dashboard: An Isomorphic Web Dashboard Template](https://github.com/flatlogic/react-dashboard) Flatlogiccode        [Read this issue on the Web](https://react.statuscode.com/issues/68) [See our archives](https://react.statuscode.com/issues) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*)  

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