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We often use React and write JSX without thinking about the syntax. But what’s React actually doing under the hood? What’s that JavaScript look like? Let’s translate React into JavaScript then transpile that and see what we get. Let’s pick apart what React is really doing. Jennifer Wong is a self-taught software engineer at Eventbrite where she spends her days making the web a prettier and more user-friendly place. She has written for Net Magazine and had projects covered by Mashable, Engadget, Gizmodo, and more. Jenn is an avid conference speaker and loves eating, coding, and sleeping.