Master React and build modern web applications
React Development focuses on building modern, interactive web applications using React, the most popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. As a React developer, you will create reusable components, manage application state, handle side effects, optimize performance, and build complete single-page applications. This comprehensive roadmap covers JavaScript fundamentals, React basics, hooks, context API, state management (Redux, Zustand), routing, form handling, API integration, testing, and performance optimization. React developers are in extremely high demand, with React being used by companies like Meta, Netflix, Airbnb, and thousands of others. The role requires strong JavaScript skills, understanding of component-based architecture, and ability to build maintainable, performant applications. The React ecosystem is vast, including Next.js for server-side rendering, React Native for mobile, and numerous libraries for state management and UI components.
6-8 weeks
Arrow functions, destructuring, spread, modules
Promises, async/await, fetch API
map, filter, reduce, find, some, every
Pure functions, immutability, higher-order functions
8-10 weeks
Functional components, JSX, props, composition
useState, event handling, controlled components
useEffect, cleanup, dependency array
Ternary, logical AND, early returns
6-8 weeks
Complex state logic, actions, reducers
Context API, avoiding prop drilling
Performance optimization, memoization
Reusable logic, hook patterns
8-10 weeks
Store, slices, thunks, RTK Query
Simple state management, stores
Server state, caching, mutations
Local vs global, state colocation
6-8 weeks
Routes, navigation, params, nested routes
Controlled forms, validation, form libraries
Fetch, axios, error handling, loading states
Login, protected routes, JWT, auth context
6-8 weeks
Jest, React Testing Library, unit tests
Code splitting, lazy loading, React.memo
Types, interfaces, generics in React
SSR, SSG, API routes, deployment