JSX, short for JavaScript XML, itself short for Extensible Markup Language, is a syntax extension for JavaScript that allows writing XML-like embeds anywhere an expression is accepted:

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The trick is to avoid having to work with XML to begin with.

If I got a hug for every hair that I pulled out because of this stupid, obsolete format, I'd... umm... enjoy my job more, I guess.

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