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You can write React code without using JSX at all!

The majority of React programmers do use JSX, and we will use it for the remainder of this tutorial, but you should understand that it is possible to write React code without it.

The following JSX expression:

const h1 = <h1>Hello world</h1>;

can be rewritten without JSX, like this:

const h1 = React.createElement(
  "h1",
  null,
  "Hello world"
);

When a JSX element is compiled, the compiler transforms the JSX element into the method that you see above: React.createElement(). Every JSX element is secretly a call to React.createElement().

We won’t go in-depth into how React.createElement() works, but you can start with the documentation if you’d like to learn more!

Instructions

Take a look at the following JSX element:

const greatestDivEver = <div>i am div</div>;

In app.js, create the element above without using JSX. Use the example as a guide.

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