ReactJS

Welcome to the first module of the Gen-Z Image Carousel App walkthrough. In this documentation series, we’ll build a fun and interactive image carousel using React and Vite. This beginner-friendly project allows users to upload up to 10 of their favorite images and smoothly navigate through them with animated transitions and clickable thumbnails.

As you follow along, you’ll not only understand the foundational concepts of React development but also create a visually appealing web app from scratch.

ReactJS is a JavaScript library developed by Meta (formerly Facebook) that makes it easier to build user interfaces for web applications. React simplifies development by allowing you to create reusable pieces of UI called components, and efficiently updates the page when data changes.

Key features of React used in this project:

• Component-Based Architecture: We break the UI into components like App and Carousel, each responsible for its own logic and styling.
• JSX Syntax: We write HTML-like code within JavaScript using JSX, which React compiles into real DOM elements.
• State Management: With useState, we manage things like current image index and uploaded files.
• Animations & Transitions: We use the framer-motion library to smoothly animate transitions between images.

React is perfect for dynamic apps like this carousel, where elements change based on user interaction.