The Complete React Developer Course (with Hooks and Redux) - Setting up Babel

This video tutorial explains how to set up Babel locally to write JSX in an editor, which is then compiled to React's createElement method calls. It covers the installation of Babel and necessary presets using Yarn, configuring project dependencies, and running Babel commands for code compilation. The tutorial also demonstrates setting up an automated workflow to see real-time changes in the browser using live server.

What is the purpose of Babel in the context of JSX?

Explain the difference between presets and plugins in Babel.

What happens if you remove the React preset from Babel?

How does Babel transform JSX into code that browsers can understand?

Describe the steps to install Babel and its presets.

What should you do if you encounter an error stating 'Babel command not found'?

Explain the process of setting up a new project with Yarn.

What is the significance of the yarn.lock file?

What is the role of the 'source' folder in the project structure?

What command do you use to watch for changes in your JSX files?