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by jmtulloss 3426 days ago
It was named that to match the DOM api[0], which React does whenever possible. The DOM api is probably named for the reason you state.

[0]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/cla...
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rmetzler 3426 days ago
And the reason why the DOM API uses className is: class is a reserved keyword in JavaScript for a long time.
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