No, web browsers cannot read JSX directly. JSX is a syntax extension for JavaScript used with React, and it is not understood by web browsers natively. Web browsers can only interpret and execute regular JavaScript code.
JSX code needs to be transpiled into standard JavaScript before it can be understood and executed by web browsers. Transpilation is the process of converting JSX code into plain JavaScript code that the browser can understand.
To achieve this, developers typically use a build tool like Babel in their development workflow. Babel is a popular JavaScript compiler that can convert JSX code into regular JavaScript code that is compatible with all modern browsers.
During the development process, developers write their React components using JSX syntax. When they are ready to deploy the application, they run the build process, which involves using Babel to transpile the JSX code into plain JavaScript. The resulting JavaScript code is then bundled and minified, ready to be served to the web browsers.
So, while web browsers cannot read JSX directly, the build process ensures that JSX code is transformed into regular JavaScript code that browsers can execute, enabling the rendering of React components on web pages.