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The newline Guide to Building Your First GraphQL Server with Node and TypeScript
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What is React? A Comparison to JavaScript and HTML

React is a declarative JavaScript library introduced by Facebook in 2013. We'll look at how React came about and determine some of the skills you'll need as a React developer.

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Module 1: Introduction

Introduction: (3:45)

Course introduction

Lesson 1: (2:01)

About Rob Kendal, Author of Beginner's Guide to Real World React

Lesson 2: (1:48)

Conventions used and helpful links

Lesson 3: (0:37)

Reporting errors and getting support

Lesson 4: (0:46)

Downloading the course code

Module 2: React - A modern UI library

Introduction: (4:03)

What is React? A Comparison to JavaScript and HTML

Lesson 1: (4:11)

React vs Angular vs Vue - Benefits and Drawbacks

Lesson 2: (1:36)

React Pros and Cons

Lesson 3: (0:47)

First React app - The Greeting App

Lesson 4: (24:16)

Getting Started with React - Building Your First App

Lesson 5: (25:30)

How to Refactor a React App into Components

Lesson 6: (3:30)

Beginner's Guide to Managing Data in React

Module 3: Introducing React Hooks

Introduction: (3:55)

Intro to React Hooks [with examples]

Lesson 1: (26:53)

React useState and useEffect - A Beginner's Guide

Lesson 2: (0:43)

Furry Friend Gallery app

Lesson 3: (18:55)

Build Your First Functional React App with Create React App

Module 4: Fetching data with React

Introduction: (5:06)

How to Fetch API Data in React with JavaScript Fetch and Axios

Lesson 1: (1:16)

Furry Friends Gallery Mark II

Lesson 2: (30:47)

Build Your First API-Powered React App with Axios

Module 5: Deploying an app to the world

Introduction: (9:12)

The Best Hosting Environments to Deploy a React App

Lesson 1: (4:04)

How to Set Up a React App for Continuous Integration

Lesson 2: (13:55)

How to Deploy Your First React App on Netlify

Module 6: Thinking in React

Introduction: (10:10)

Thinking in React with Higher Order and Functional Components

Lesson 1: (5:55)

When Should You Split Up React Components?

Lesson 2: (4:14)

How to Structure a React Project

Lesson 3: (0:47)

Form Builder project

Lesson 4: (23:54)

How to Build a Dynamic Form Builder in React with JSON Data

Module 7: React Hooks Deep Dive

Introduction: (6:29)

The 7 Core React Hooks [with examples]

Lesson 1: (5:28)

Hooks project setup

Lesson 2: (11:24)

Beginner's Guide to React useContext Hook

Lesson 3: (7:55)

Beginner's Guide to React useRef Hook

Lesson 4: (8:48)