Why Use React Components in LiveView/Phoenix?
As most Phoenix and LiveView developers come from a backend background, writing frontend code can sometimes feel tedious and time-consuming. For backend-focused developers, managing the complexities of frontend JavaScript frameworks or building dynamic, interactive components from scratch isn’t always appealing. Luckily, many beautifully designed, ready-to-use components already exist—particularly in the React ecosystem. React components offer a wide variety of features and functionality that can be integrated with minimal effort.
That’s why in this post, I’m going to walk you through how to seamlessly connect and use React components in your Phoenix LiveView projects. By doing this, you can leverage the best of both worlds: LiveView’s powerful real-time capabilities and React’s highly customizable components.
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