--- order: 2 title: Getting Started --- Ant Design React is dedicated to providing a **good development experience** for programmers. Before starting, it is recommended to learn [React](https://react.dev) first, and correctly install and configure [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v16 or above. The official guide also assumes that you have intermediate knowledge about HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and React. If you are just starting to learn front-end or React, it may not be the best idea to use the UI framework as your first step. Finally, if you are working in a local development environment, please refer to [Use with create-react-app](/docs/react/use-with-create-react-app). --- ## Your First Example Here is a simple online codesandbox demo of an Ant Design component to show the usage of Ant Design React.