Building an application with React and Nx

Nx is a build framework gaining popularity among web developers for its capability to efficiently create monorepos and scaffold complete applications, especially in JavaScript environments. It automates numerous tasks that developers traditionally handle manually, providing features like computation caching, dependency graphs, and build automation, alongside integration with testing tools such as Cypress. The text walks through using Nx with React to construct a simple to-do list application, outlining how to set up a workspace, create an API with Express, and integrate the API with the React app. It further explores the use of Nx’s built-in testing capabilities using Cypress and demonstrates additional features like generating a dependency graph and detecting changes to optimize builds. The tutorial concludes by suggesting next steps for deploying the application and encourages readers to explore more about Nx for scaling projects from small to enterprise-level applications.