React Quickly

Summary

React Quickly is for anyone who wants to learn React.js fast. This hands-on book teaches you the concepts you need with lots of examples, tutorials, and a large main project that gets built throughout the book.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Successful user interfaces need to be visually interesting, fast, and flowing. The React.js JavaScript library supercharges view-heavy web applications by improving data flow between UI components. React sites update visual elements efficiently and smoothly, minimizing page reloads. React is developer friendly, with a strong ecosystem to support the dev process along the full application stack. And because it''s all JavaScript, React is instantly familiar.

About the Book

React Quickly is the tutorial for web developers who want to get started fast with React.js. Following carefully chosen and clearly explained examples, you''ll learn React development using your existing JavaScript and web dev skills. You''ll explore a host of different projects as you learn about web components, forms, and data.

What''s Inside

Master React fundamentalsBuild full web apps with data and routingTest componentsOptimize React apps
About the Reader

This book is for developers comfortable building web applications with JavaScript.

About the Author

Azat Mardan is a Tech Fellow at Capital One with extensive experience using and teaching JavaScript and Node, and author of several books on JavaScript, Node, React, and Express.

Table of Contens

PART 1 - REACT FOUNDATIONMeeting ReactBaby steps with ReactIntroduction to JSXMaking React interactive with statesReact component lifecycle eventsHandling events in ReactWorking with forms in ReactScaling React componentsProject: Menu componentProject: Tooltip componentProject: Timer componentPART 2 - REACT ARCHITECTURE The Webpack build toolReact routingWorking with data using ReduxWorking with data using GraphQLUnit testing React with JestReact on Node and Universal JavaScriptProject: Building a bookstore with React RouterProject: Checking passwords with JestProject: Implementing autocomplete with Jest, Express, and MongoDBAPPENDIXESAppendix A - Installing applications used in this bookAppendix B - React cheatsheetAppendix C - Express.js cheatsheetAppendix D - MongoDB and Mongoose cheatsheetAppendix E - ES6 for success