Category: 4. Facts

React uses a virtual DOM, which is a lightweight copy of the actual DOM. This allows React to optimize updates and rendering by minimizing direct interactions with the real DOM.

React uses a component-based architecture, allowing developers to build encapsulated components that manage their own state and can be composed to create complex UIs.

React was developed by Facebook and is maintained by Facebook and a community of individual developers and companies. It was first released in 2013.