Mastering React

Course Duration: 3 Days

Course Description:

This intensive 3-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to React, a powerful JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Through hands-on exercises, you will learn the fundamentals of React, including components, props, state, and how to build interactive and dynamic user interfaces.

Target Audience:

• Front-end Developers

• Full-stack Developers

• Anyone interested in learning modern JavaScript frameworks

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the core concepts of React, including components, JSX, and the virtual DOM.

• Create reusable React components with props and state.

• Handle user interactions with events and forms.

• Manage component state effectively using hooks (useState, useEffect).

• Fetch and display data from APIs using React.

• Build simple React applications with routing and navigation.

• Understand and implement basic testing for React components.

• Integrate React with other libraries and frameworks.

Course Outline:

Day 1: React Fundamentals

• Introduction to React:

  • What is React?

  • Benefits of using React

  • Setting up a React development environment

• JSX and Components:

  • Introduction to JSX

  • Creating functional and class components

  • Rendering components with props

• Handling User Input:

  • Working with events (onClick, onChange, etc.)

  • Building forms with controlled components

  • Hands-on exercises: Creating a simple form

Day 2: State Management & Component Lifecycle

• State Management:

  • Introduction to component state

  • Using the useState hook

  • Updating state and triggering re-renders

• Component Lifecycle:

  • Understanding component lifecycle methods

  • Using useEffect hook for side effects

  • Fetching data from APIs

  • Hands-on exercises: Building a simple data fetching application

Day 3: Advanced Topics & Best Practices

• React Router:

  • Introduction to routing in React

  • Implementing navigation between routes

  • Building a simple single-page application

• Testing React Components:

  • Introduction to testing in React

  • Writing unit tests with Jest

  • Testing component behavior and user interactions

• Best Practices:

  • Component organization and reusability

  • Performance optimization techniques

  • Accessibility in React

  • Tools and libraries for React development

  • Q&A and Wrap-up

Note:

• This 3-day outline focuses on the core concepts and essential applications of React.

• Hands-on exercises and real-world examples are crucial for effective learning and will be incorporated throughout the course.

• This course provides a solid foundation in React. For more advanced topics, consider further training in areas like Redux, Context API, and advanced React concepts.