diff --git a/module3/lessons/react_ideabox.md b/module3/lessons/react_ideabox.md index 96ac391..67b39ec 100644 --- a/module3/lessons/react_ideabox.md +++ b/module3/lessons/react_ideabox.md @@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ React has its own set of developer tools that are extremely helpful. [Install th ## Creating a new React app with Vite -For this lesson, we will be using [Vite](https://vite.dev/guide/) to spin up a React application. [`create-react-app`](https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/) used to be a good option but is no longer maintained. +For this lesson, we will be using [Vite](https://vite.dev/guide/) to spin up a React application. +❌ [`create-react-app`](https://facebook.github.io/create-react-app/) used to be a good option but is no longer maintained. Many of the dependencies and configuration files will be obscured, since we won't need to worry about them. This is a fast way to set up a React application so we can concentrate on building out the app, instead of spending our time and energy on tooling. diff --git a/module4/intermission_work/environments.md b/module4/intermission_work/environments.md index 4de6339..87fcaa4 100644 --- a/module4/intermission_work/environments.md +++ b/module4/intermission_work/environments.md @@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ Because API keys and database connections can contain sesitive data, you don’t The way you create environment variables can change depending on the framework you're using. For example: -* **React**: You will need to create a .env file in the root of your project. Instructions [here](https://create-react-app.dev/docs/adding-custom-environment-variables/) +* **React**: You will need to create a .env file in the root of your project. The [Vite docs](https://vite.dev/guide/env-and-mode#env-variables) might be helpful. * **Rails**: We've seen sensitive variables (like API keys) be stored in encrypted credential files. There are also configuration files and initializers available for other variables. Instructions [here](https://guides.rubyonrails.org/v5.1/configuring.html) diff --git a/module4/lessons/intro-to-typescript.md b/module4/lessons/intro-to-typescript.md index bc257b9..e893952 100644 --- a/module4/lessons/intro-to-typescript.md +++ b/module4/lessons/intro-to-typescript.md @@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Open up this [Trivia Repo](https://github.com/turingschool-examples/trivia-types If you're creating a TS React app from scratch, [this Vite doc page](https://vite.dev/guide/#scaffolding-your-first-vite-project) for starting up a TS React App using Vite will be very useful. It's more difficult to add in TS after the fact than to start fresh with TS from the start, but it can be done, of course. -[Create React App](https://create-react-app.dev/) used to be a common way to build a new create app but has since been deprecated. Vite is the modern preferred option. +❌ [Create React App](https://create-react-app.dev/) used to be a common way to build a new create app but has since been deprecated. Vite is the modern preferred option. ## Conclusion