Dive into the world of React, one of the leading JavaScript libraries for building user interfaces. This course will guide participants through the core concepts of React, its component-based architecture, and the intricacies of building dynamic single-page applications. Through hands-on exercises and practical projects, students will be equipped with the skills to build efficient and scalable React SPAs from scratch.
Course Highlights:
React Fundamentals: Dive deep into the core concepts of React, from JSX and components to props and state management.
Component Architecture: Learn to build modular and reusable components, fostering efficient code practices and maintainability.
React Router: Implement smooth navigation within your SPA using React Router, ensuring a fluid user experience.
State Management: Delve into advanced state management solutions like Redux and Context API, keeping your application's data flow organized and predictable.
Hooks and Effects: Master the power of React Hooks to handle side effects, state, context, and more in your functional components.
Performance Optimization: Explore techniques like lazy loading, memoization, and virtualized lists to boost your SPA's performance.
Integration with Back-end: Understand how to connect your React SPA with various back-end solutions, handling data fetching, storage, and authentication.
Testing and Deployment: Acquaint yourself with testing libraries like Jest and React Testing Library, ensuring your application's reliability. Learn deployment strategies to take your SPA live.
Modern Web Practices: Dive into Progressive Web Apps (PWAs), server-side rendering with Next.js, and other advanced topics to stay ahead in the ever-evolving web landscape.
By the culmination of this course, participants will be fully equipped to design, develop, and deploy cutting-edge SPAs using React. Whether you're a budding front-end developer or an experienced coder looking to modernize your skill set, this course offers the knowledge and hands-on experience to elevate your web development journey.
Overview
- Evolution of web development and the need for SPAs
- Overview of React and its significance
- Setting up a React development environment with Create React App
- JSX: Mixing HTML with JavaScript
- Components: The building blocks of a React app
- Props and state
- Component lifecycle methods: Mounting, Updating, and Unmounting
- State management within components
- Introduction to Context API for global state
- Handling user input: buttons, forms, and inputs
- Event handling in React
- Controlled vs. uncontrolled components
- Introduction to React Router
- Creating routes, links, and navigation components
- Handling dynamic routes and route parameters
- Inline styles vs. CSS modules
- Integrating third-party CSS libraries
- Introduction to styled-components
- Basics of the Fetch API and Axios for HTTP requests
- Connecting React to RESTful APIs
- Handling data fetching, displaying, and errors
- Higher-Order Components (HOCs)
- Render Props
- React Hooks: useState, useEffect, and more
- Introduction to Redux: actions, reducers, and the store
- Integrating Redux with React
- Asynchronous operations with Redux Thunk or Redux Saga
- Introduction to Jest and React Testing Library
- Writing unit tests for React components
- Debugging tools and techniques for React
- Virtual DOM and React's reconciliation algorithm
- Performance bottlenecks and solutions
- Lazy loading, memoization, and the `useMemo` and `useCallback` hooks
- Production builds with Create React App
- Deploying to platforms like Netlify, Vercel, or traditional web hosts
- Best practices for SPA SEO and performance optimization
