React
Introduction
This guide is a step-by-step introduction to React.js, one of the most powerful libraries for building modern, interactive web applications. With its component-based architecture, virtual DOM, and declarative approach, React has changed how developers build for the web.
Throughout this guide, you’ll learn core concepts through hands-on examples and progressively build your understanding of React’s capabilities. Here’s what we’ll cover:
Part 1
State and JSX interaction
Component structure and file organization
Props and dynamic rendering
Events, spread operator, and preventing defaults
Conditional rendering
Callbacks, destructuring, and immutability
Lifting state up
Part 2
API calls with
fetch
and async handlingSide effects with
useEffect
Third-party libraries and custom components
Reading docs and using external tools
Persisting data with a backend
Deploying your app
Prerequisites
To get the most out of this guide, you should have a basic understanding of:
HTML and CSS
If you’re not comfortable with these yet, we recommend brushing up on the syntax before diving in.
Setup
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