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About the Course

React is a powerful JavaScript library that you can use to build user interfaces for web and mobile applications (apps). In this course, you will explore the fundamental concepts that underpin the React library and learn the basic skills required to build a simple, fast, and scalable app. By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Use reusable components to render views where data changes over time • Create more scalable and maintainable websites and apps • Use props to pass data between components • Create dynamic and interactive web pages and apps • Use forms to allow users to interact with the web page • Build an application in React You’ll gain experience with the following tools and software: • React.js • JSX • React • HTML, CSS and JavaScript • VSCode You will be able to leverage the potential of this course to develop new skills, improve productivity, act effectively with data and boost your career. This is a beginner course for learners who would like to prepare themselves for a career in mobile development. To succeed in this course, you do not need prior development experience, only basic internet navigation skills and an eagerness to get started with coding....

Top reviews

PC

Dec 25, 2022

I really appreciated the description of the concepts. The delivery was impeccable! I would only request more coding assignments with higher complexity, but that just might be for the next section :D

RP

Jul 26, 2023

Described the basics at the right level and much understandable content. Good coding labs. cons: labs sometimes didnt work properly & subtitles in some videos are updated like the videos.

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By Ouakani A

Nov 19, 2022

Honnestly this course is not beginner friendly at all, the way it's taught is very robotic i had to stop the videos so many times and look for better explanations on youtube and other ressources

i would not recommand it for beginner at all

By Michal K

Jan 8, 2023

there is huge jump in week 2 and 3, it feels like maybe one or even two extra weeks would be needed. Or maybe instead of writing those "reading" you should actually explain what it means. It feels rushed and done by a lazy bunch.

Sorry

By Mike “ S

Jan 4, 2023

Absolutely zero challenge course. My 90-year-old gramma can easily do it. Labs are simple as 1-2-3, You can do it in 5 minutes or less. The final assignment is a joke, done in 10 minutes. Even on a junior React position questions and assignments are 5 -10 times harder. With fetching the data, working with JSON, REST, and so on. This course is only good for you if you know nothing about Web development and never heard about computers and web completely. Do not recommend it.

By Samuel S

Sep 30, 2022

Great course! Really gives you a good introduction and thorough understanding of the React basics. Many things make sense now, such as props, state, and useState

By Timilehin A

Dec 28, 2022

This was well-organized, straightforward, and easy to follow. The instructor was very knowledgeable with excellent presentation skills. Excellent rating

By Chandrakant D

Jun 5, 2023

The course provides a good coverage on the basics of react it was easy to grasp through the quizzes and assignment. Addition of one or more assignment to the course would be great.

By YeahyeaSarker

Dec 1, 2022

What A Wonderfull Course! I recommend that all beginner react learners take this course. Lastly, thanks for meta to organize this resourceful course.

By Van L P

Mar 30, 2023

Not good enough,

I think Meta should re-produce this course for better instruction and better lab

By Ricardo F B M

Sep 19, 2023

It's exactly what the name implies, it is a good overview of react and teaches you the basic concepts. The only critique I have is that the peer reviewed project is a little too simple.

By Ziyarkhodjaev A B

Feb 5, 2023

I surely recommend this course to get basic knowledge of react library and really thankful to Meta team for giving me an opportunity to take a part in this course

By Md M H

Oct 12, 2022

Great Course. They helped me to build the foundation. Now I can move & go far away on my way

By Pradipkumar H

Oct 3, 2022

Additional reading material is gold if you follow the lessons.

By Muhammad H

Jun 23, 2023

React is a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It allows developers to create reusable UI components and efficiently update and render them when the data changes. React uses a virtual DOM (Document Object Model) to optimize performance by minimizing direct manipulations to the actual DOM.

React is widely used in web development for single-page applications, mobile app development, and building complex user interfaces. It provides a declarative syntax and promotes a component-based architecture, making it easier to build and maintain large-scale applications.

Coursera offers various React courses from different providers, and the quality and effectiveness of these courses may vary. It's recommended to read reviews, check the course syllabus, and consider the ratings and feedback of previous learners before enrolling in any course.

When choosing a React course, look for one that covers the fundamentals of React, including JSX syntax, component lifecycle, state management, and handling events. Additionally, courses that include hands-on projects and real-world examples can be beneficial for practical learning.

Remember, React is constantly evolving, so it's important to choose a course that is up to date with the latest version of React and teaches modern best practices.

Ultimately, the value of a React course on Coursera will depend on your prior knowledge, learning style, and personal preferences. It's always a good idea to explore multiple learning resources and practice building projects to solidify your understanding of React.

By Bernard D R

Dec 10, 2022

Wow! What a great React basics course from none other than the creator of React themselves, Meta. I really like how the course was structured. It covers all the basic concepts of React that I expected like components and JSX, state and props, which are explained in great detail.

However, I might suggest that the final project is to build a simple homepage just like the prior course.

Nicely done, Meta! Another 5 stars for you. Great work!

By Jansenio A

Nov 12, 2022

I really enjoyed taking this course. The concept of component based app, virtual DOM and its benefits is quite fascinating. In my view, it seems much easier to learn and use React than JavaScript. I'm not saying one should not be familiar with JS. But building a fully functional website with HTML, CSS, and JS takes more resources than accomplishing the same with React.

By Reuben P

Jul 27, 2023

Described the basics at the right level and much understandable content. Good coding labs. cons: labs sometimes didnt work properly & subtitles in some videos are updated like the videos.

By Eliza G

Jul 6, 2024

Overall the course is good. It is not my favorite from Meta, but it does the job and the knowledge of React gets into you :) The main drawback is the quality of some explanation Sometimes explanations are convoluted. They try to simplify and explain programming concepts through everyday examples, but sometimes those analogies aren't working and I have to chatgpt. Sometimes they don't really explain 'why' we do something and again chatgpt is to rescue.

By Dariusz M

Aug 19, 2023

Labs are too trivial. Course flow is wrong - for e.g. entire management of state is unclear, I had to check it somewhere else. State management is a key topic and should be explained much better. Final project was a bit of joke - everything what provided inside of the question - I didn't have to even think what I was doing. It was far too easy. It gave me some knowledge about React but at very basic level with completely irrelevant labs and final project.

By Juan M R

Mar 4, 2024

Meta scored a great course Thanks and Coursera works awesome the quality is high. The course has videos, docs, and components to create a single-page web application made of React components. I was able to update to the last current versions of React and my mindset about the virtual DOM. The professor on video provides hands-on straightforward examples. On a clear voice plus JS code to integrate into React components. I had an excellent learning experience in this course.

By Leul A

Jul 31, 2023

This course has helped to know the best practices that are used by real software engineers when building web apps using React. Through out the course I have gained a hands on experience while working on the seed labs and taking practical projects.

I highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking for a course with practical hands experience on projects and valuable lessons to understand how front end development is with react.

By Alberto V Q

Oct 30, 2022

Very good course for someone who has used JavaScript in the past but never React. One could go out and create a very simple React web app after the course but it is best to continue into the next Advanced React course as there are a lot of topics not covered here. The objective of the course is more of giving you an understanding of the concepts and constructs in React rather than applying them in real life.

By humayou a

Oct 15, 2022

It was an amazing experience to have such a great course, I have tried learning react from many platforms but I couldn't enjoyed that, that was kind of borring experince for me, but This course really made me amazed, I don't know how I became this much efficent and hardworking, this is my first day in this platform and I have completed lectures of whole week in a day, still learning.

By Atharv P

Jan 25, 2024

This course, React Basics, provides a clear and concise explanation of all the topics which are essential for learning React. It takes a deep dive into some of the fundamentals which are essential for learning React. The labs and practice questions are very well designed and are user friendly. Overall, this course is one of the best courses which I could find online to learn React.

By Siddharth V

Jun 3, 2023

This is the best course to start learning React. The manner in which concepts and hands-on practicals are introduced is truly phenomenal. Supplied alongside are video tutorials that last only 4-5 minutes at max which is really good for anyone who's attention span can get in the way of their learning. And there are reading resources which are so good!

By Eliseu N

Oct 27, 2022

the use of hooks could have more explanations, but for a beginner course it does has a lot of topics to cover, If you jump into it be aware you need to have a javascript foundation, code is one thing, but understanding what is under the hood is the key to mastering React. side note it would be nice to see all of you all guys !!