CORS Front-End Starter Project

This project serves as an introduction to handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) issues when interacting with external APIs from a front-end application. It demonstrates best practices for overcoming CORS-related problems in modern web development.

Features

• Fetches data from external APIs
• Handles CORS errors in different environments

Installation

1. Prerequisites: Ensure you have Node.js installed.
2. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Thinkful-Ed/starter-cors-front-end.git

3. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd starter-cors-front-end

4. Install dependencies:

   npm install

5. Start the development server:

   npm start

Usage

To run the application locally, after starting the development server, open http://localhost:3000 in your browser. This project will make API calls and demonstrate how to resolve CORS errors using proxy servers or appropriate headers.

Technologies

• React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• JavaScript (ES6+): The core programming language used.
• Node.js: For managing dependencies and development scripts.
• CSS: For basic styling.