new react and hosting resources

mattmakai · mattmakai · commit 6526f02949ab · 2019-02-02T06:36:52.000Z
diff --git a/content/pages/03-data/15-data-analysis.markdown b/content/pages/03-data/15-data-analysis.markdown
@@ -115,4 +115,9 @@ libraries from scratch.
   a data analysis job and convert dirty data into a more consistent,
   structured format.
 
-
+* [9 obscure Python libraries for data science](https://opensource.com/article/18/11/python-libraries-data-science)
+  presents several lesser-known but still very useful libraries for 
+  performing data analysis such as 
+  [fuzzywuzzy](https://github.com/seatgeek/fuzzywuzzy)
+  and
+  [gym](https://github.com/openai/gym).
diff --git a/content/pages/04-web-development/24-react.markdown b/content/pages/04-web-development/24-react.markdown
@@ -16,3 +16,52 @@ browsers.
 
 
 <div class="well see-also">React is an implementation of the <a href="/javascript.html">JavaScript frameworks</a> concept. Learn how these pieces fit together in the <a href="/web-development.html">web development</a> chapter or view the <a href="/table-of-contents.html">table of contents</a> for all topics.</div>
+
+
+### Beginner React tutorials
+Generally before you start working with React you will want to learn how 
+to build your Python backend with a [web framework](/web-framework.html)
+such as [Django](/django.html), [Flask](/flask.html) or 
+[Pyramid](/pyramid.html). Once you get comfortable with the 
+[web development](/web-development.html) basics with one of those frameworks
+as well as [JavaScript](/javascript.html) then it will be much easier to 
+tack on React to build your client-side user interfaces.
+
+* [JavaScript fundamentals before learning React](https://www.robinwieruch.de/javascript-fundamentals-react-requirements/)
+  provides a gut check that you have the prerequisite knowledge to avoid
+  getting impossibly stuck while trying to learn React.
+
+* The [official React tutorial](https://reactjs.org/tutorial/tutorial.html)
+  is one of the best ways to start using React because many other tutorials
+  quickly fall out of date while this one tends to stick to the basics
+  that are relevant to beginners.
+
+* [Django REST with React (Django 2.0 and a sprinkle of testing)](https://www.valentinog.com/blog/tutorial-api-django-rest-react/)
+  combines a [Django](/django.html) plus 
+  [Django REST Framework (DRF)](/django-rest-framework-drf.html) backend 
+  with React on the front end and shows how to stich it all together.
+
+* [Build a Simple CRUD App with Python, Flask, and React](https://developer.okta.com/blog/2018/12/20/crud-app-with-python-flask-react)
+  shows how to combine a [Flask](/flask.html) backend with React.
+
+* [Learn React app](https://github.com/tyroprogrammer/learn-react-app)
+  is a Git repository with a code tutorial and instructions for how to
+  follow along, as well as exercises to ensure you are tested as you go.
+
+* [9 things every React.js beginner should know](https://camjackson.net/post/9-things-every-reactjs-beginner-should-know)
+  is not a tutorial but instead the author gives some strong opinions for
+  what beginners should know as they start learning React.
+
+
+### Other React resources
+
+* [React interview questions](https://tylermcginnis.com/react-interview-questions/)
+  is a good quiz to see what you know or still need to learn about the
+  fundamentals of using React.
+
+* [Building a Serverless Stripe Analytics Dashboard](https://statsbot.co/blog/building-serverless-stripe-analytics-dashboard/)
+  shows how to work with the [Stripe](/stripe.html) API to build a
+  dashboard in React then serve the static assets from AWS S3.
+
+* [Under-the-hood-ReactJS](https://bogdan-lyashenko.github.io/Under-the-hood-ReactJS/)
+  examines the React codebase itself rather than teaching you how to use it.
diff --git a/content/pages/05-deployment/01-hosting.markdown b/content/pages/05-deployment/01-hosting.markdown
@@ -30,3 +30,10 @@ one or more [servers](/servers.html), or a
 * [VPS $5 Showdown - October 2018 - DigitalOcean vs. Lightsail vs. Linode vs. Vultr](https://joshtronic.com/2018/10/15/vps-showdown-october-2018/)
   compares and contrasts the cheapest options for four popular virtual 
   private server providers.
+
+* [VPS comparisons](https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison) uses
+  [Ansible](/ansible.html) to get some data around provisioning speed
+  and system performance. The whole 
+  [README](https://github.com/joedicastro/vps-comparison/blob/master/README.org)
+  file in that repository has a ton of useful information and summaries
+  of the tested providers.
diff --git a/content/pages/05-deployment/07-digitalocean.markdown b/content/pages/05-deployment/07-digitalocean.markdown
@@ -10,3 +10,21 @@ meta: DigitalOcean is a virtual private server provider and deployment platform
 # DigitalOcean
 DigitalOcean is a virtual private server provider and deployment 
 platform that can be used for running Python applications.
+
+<a href="https://do.co/fsp" style="border: none;"><img src="/img/logos/digitalocean.png" width="100%" alt="Official DigitalOcean logo. Copyright DigitalOcean." class="shot" style="padding: 12px 0 12px 0"></a>
+
+
+### DigitalOcean examples
+* [Creating a Kubernetes Cluster on DigitalOcean with Python and Fabric](https://testdriven.io/blog/creating-a-kubernetes-cluster-on-digitalocean/)
+  shows how to configure a three node Kubernetes cluster using
+  [Ubuntu](/ubuntu.html) 16.04 LTS.
+
+* [Setting up a Digital Ocean server for Selenium, Chrome, and Python](http://jonathansoma.com/lede/algorithms-2017/servers/setting-up/)
+  gives the code and instructions for setting up a testing server
+  that uses Selenium for executing user interface tests.
+
+* The [digitalocean tag](https://github.com/topics/digitalocean) on GitHub
+  has a slew of open source projects such as 
+  [digitalocean-developer-firewall](https://github.com/ErlendEllingsen/digitalocean-developer-firewall)
+  to make it easier to configure firewalls and other services on your
+  droplets.
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