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 yo react-webpack:component my/namespaced/components/name --stateless
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-Stateless functional components where introduced in React v0.14. They have a much shorter syntax than regular ones and no state or lifecycle methods at all. Please read the [React 0.14 release notes](https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/10/07/react-v0.14.html) to get more information about those components.
+Stateless functional components (introduced in React v0.14) have a much less verbose syntax compared to their Stateful counterparts. As the name implies, "stateless functional components" are created without state / lifecycle. Please read the [React 0.14 release notes](https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/10/07/react-v0.14.html) to get more information about those components.
 
 ___Note___: You will still be able to set properties for stateless components!