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React considerations for security

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React considerations for security

- [Instructor] As a basic rule, you should never think you're done with security. It's always something to keep an eye on, especially when you're dealing with user data. So as a general rule, always go back to the documentation to see the latest updates to React syntax and how it impacts your application and security. The React team spends a lot of time improving the code of the library so it is more reliable, secure, and easy to implement in your application. So if there are new syntax changes, like the recent update to componentWillMount, there is a reason, and investigate how that impacts your code. I kept a specific item in the code for a good part of the course to make a point. So case in point, syntax changes to make the libraries better and more secure. Make sure to read why and understand the changes needed. Never publish configuration files, user data, or login information, like for example, in our project we have…

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