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Add info about dev vs. prod builds
Also moved the dev builds first because that's what most people will want.
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Download the starter kit to get everything you need to
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[get started with React](/react/docs/getting-started.html).
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[get started with React](/react/docs/getting-started.html). The starter kit includes React, the in-browser JSX transformer, and some simple example apps.
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<div class="buttons-unit downloads">
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<a href="/react/downloads/react-{{site.react_version}}.zip" class="button">
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Download Starter Kit {{site.react_version}}
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## Individual Downloads
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## Development vs. Production Builds
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.min.js">React Core {{site.react_version}} (production)</a>
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The compressed, production version of React core
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We provide two versions of React: an uncompressed version for development and a minified version for production. The development version includes extra warnings about common mistakes, whereas the production version includes extra performance optimizations and strips all error messages.
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```html
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<script src="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.min.js"></script>
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If you're just starting out, make sure to use the development version.
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.js">React Core {{site.react_version}} (development)</a>
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## Individual Downloads
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.js">React {{site.react_version}} (development)</a>
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The uncompressed, development version of React core with inline documentation.
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```html
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<script src="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.js"></script>
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.min.js">React With Add-Ons {{site.react_version}} (production)</a>
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The compressed, production version of React with [add-ons](/react/docs/addons.html).
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.min.js">React {{site.react_version}} (production)</a>
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The compressed, production version of React core.
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```html
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<script src="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.min.js"></script>
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<script src="http://fb.me/react-{{site.react_version}}.min.js"></script>
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.js">React With Add-Ons {{site.react_version}} (development)</a>
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.js">React with Add-Ons {{site.react_version}} (development)</a>
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The uncompressed, development version of React with [add-ons](/react/docs/addons.html).
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```html
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<script src="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.js"></script>
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/JSXTransformer-{{site.react_version}}.js">JSX Transform</a>
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.min.js">React with Add-Ons {{site.react_version}} (production)</a>
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The compressed, production version of React with [add-ons](/react/docs/addons.html).
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```html
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<script src="http://fb.me/react-with-addons-{{site.react_version}}.min.js"></script>
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```
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#### <a href="http://fb.me/JSXTransformer-{{site.react_version}}.js">JSX Transformer</a>
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The JSX transformer used to support [XML syntax](/react/docs/jsx-in-depth.html) in JavaScript.
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<script src="http://fb.me/JSXTransformer-{{site.react_version}}.js"></script>
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All scripts are also available via [CDNJS](http://cdnjs.com/#react).
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All scripts are also available via [CDNJS](http://cdnjs.com/libraries/react/).
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## Bower
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