JSX is a way to write HTML inside of JavaScript, but it feels more like a way to write JavaScript inside of HTML. As a templating language, it is beloved by some and loathed by others. Here’s a look at how it works and why it’s important.
JSX was introduced as a templating language for the wildly popular React framework. It gives you a way to define the structure of an application view with HTML markup that interacts with the application's JavaScript context. This simple notion flies in the face of conventional wisdom about separating the view from the behavior, which is why developers tend to either love it or hate it.
