REACT SYLLABUS

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React Basics Syllabus

PREREQUISITES FOR THE COURSE

• Basic knowledge of HTML read basics_here
• Good knowledge of basic Javascript read basics here
• Understanding of Object Oriented concepts for Javascript Cover this udacity mini-course
• Understanding of the Working Principle of DOM read here

SYLLABUS

DOM and it's limitations

- DOM API
- Limitations of DOM
- Basic concept of a Virtual DOM

Why React

- Understanding the use of react library
- Declarative and Imperative approach of programming
- Knowing about reacts flexibility
- Understanding Reacts efficiency
- What is Reconciliation and Diffing Algorithm (No deep diving)

JSX

- Introduction to react elements
- Why JSX?
- Basic rules of JSX
- Injecting Javascript in JSX
- Conditional Statements using JSX
- Iterators and the importance of key
- Children Elements in JSX

Building blocks of React

- Understanding React Elements
- Understanding React Components
- State
- Props
- State vs Props
- Functional Components
- Class Components
- Stateful and Stateless Components
- State Updates using setState, Why? and How?
- Virtual DOM in context with React and how react does the magic

Lifecycle

- Component Lifecycles
- Lifecycle Methods
  - Getting familiar wih componentWillMount()
  - Understanding componentDidMount()
  - Getting familiar wih componentWillRecieveProps()
  - Understanding shouldComponentUpdate()
  - Getting familiar wih componentWillUpdate()
  - Getting familiar wih componentDidUpdate()
  - Understanding componentWillUnmount()

React hooks

  - Why hooks
  - Understanding useState
  - Understanding UseEffect

Thinking in React

  - How we combine all the concepts together
  - Handling events

TDD with react

  - Getting familiar to testing react apps with Jest

For self learning: React Documentaion Jest Documentation