Static page logic and complex state updates can make modern web development slow and tedious. In “Building Applications with React,” you bridge the gap to professional software engineering by mastering React, the industry-standard user interface library. You learn to break down complex layouts into reusable components, declaratively manage application state, and seamlessly handle dynamic user events. You’ll also build a single-page application with modern routing and deploy it to a public static hosting service to showcase your ready-to-work developer skills. By exploring the power of custom Hooks and side effects, you will confidently fetch remote data and preserve application flow.
Building Applications with React
Building Applications with React
This course is part of Practical JavaScript: From Scratch to React Specialization
Instructor: Steve Oney
What you'll learn
Configure and set up a professional React build environment, and build interfaces with function components, JSX, props, state, and hooks.
Use special React tools called hooks to remember page information, handle updates, and run background tasks easily.
Share live page data between different parts of your application and set up custom pathways for multiple web pages.
Explore the most widely used React libraries and learn how to safely incorporate non-React code into components.
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