---
title: "Create a React App from Scratch in 2021"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/create-a-react-app-from-scratch-in-2021-ye9z9dihq
source_url: https://js.plainenglish.io/create-a-react-app-from-scratch-in-2021-8e9948602e9c
type: article
source: "JavaScript in Plain English"
published: 2021-02-20T16:37:42.969Z
updated: 2021-10-07T14:17:10.317Z
tags: ["webdev", "react", "html", "webpack"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 23
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Create a React App from Scratch in 2021

**[JavaScript in Plain English](https://daily.dev/sources/jsPlainEnglish)** · 4 min read · 23 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

Become a better coder by learning what create-react-app is doing under the hood. The “React” equivalent of building your car engine from scratch. Create a React App from Scratch in 2021 in this article. The article is written by Meg Shulmister and published on February 20, 2015.

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