When should you choose React for your project?
React is a JavaScript library created by Meta for building interactive web interfaces. It breaks the interface down into reusable components, which makes it ideal whenever your site needs to respond constantly to what users do.
React is the right choice for:
- a dashboard or internal tool that displays real-time data;
- a configurator or simulator (quotes, custom products, online calculators);
- a customer or member portal with login, profile and history;
- a full web application used daily by your teams or your customers;
- a custom interface connected to WordPress, which remains your back office.
For a business website you want to edit yourself, a WordPress website with Elementor is often simpler and more cost-effective. I’ll point you to the solution that fits best, even if it isn’t React.
From web design to front end, with no middleman
My background as a UI/UX web designer changes the way I develop: I think through every screen from the user’s point of view before writing a single line of code. Figma mockups are translated into React components that stay true to the design, with their states (hover, loading, error, empty), their animations and their behavior on mobile.
That way you avoid the classic gap between the approved mockup and the finished build, along with the back-and-forth between a designer and a developer who don’t talk to each other.
A fast, accessible, search-friendly front end
A poorly built React interface can be heavy and invisible to Google. I rely on best practices that avoid these pitfalls:
- server-side rendering or static generation when SEO matters, for pages that search engines can read and that display quickly;
- progressive loading of code and images, so each screen loads only what it needs;
- accessibility: semantic markup, keyboard navigation, contrast and alt text;
- readable, documented code, so your interface can keep evolving, with me or with another team.
This very website is an example: it’s generated as static pages for speed and SEO, with an admin interface built in React.
A React developer in Saint-Étienne, working remotely across France
Based in Saint-Étienne, I work with businesses in the Loire, Lyon and remotely all over France. Whether you have a tech team that needs reinforcement or a project to start from scratch, let’s talk about your interface during a free initial call.