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The Road to React: The React.js with Hooks in JavaScript Book (2023 Edition) - is a comprehensive and pragmatic yet concise React with Hooks (+ opt-in TypeScript) book. Purchase of this book includes free online access to the always up-to-date digital book.

What you will learn ...

In "The Road to React" you will learn about all the fundamentals of React.js with Hooks while building a full-blown React application step by step. While you create the React application, every chapter will introduce you to a new React key feature. However, there is more than only the fundamentals: The book dives into related topics (e.g. React with TypeScript, Testing, Performance Optimizations) and advanced feature implementations like client- and server-side searching. At the end of the book, you will have a fully working deployed React application.

Is it up to date?

Programming books are usually outdated soon after their release, but since this book is self- published, I can update it as needed whenever a new version of something related to this book gets released.

I am a beginner. Is this book for me?

Yes. The book starts from zero and takes you through the learning experience step by step. Every chapter builds up on the learnings from the previous chapter. In addition, at the end of every chapter, exercises fortify your lessons learned. If you got stuck in a chapter, you will always find a reference URL to the status quo of the actual code.

Core Concepts

Pragmatic: Master React while building a complete application step by step.
Problems Solving: You need to experience a problem first before solving it.
The Why: Readers like how the book answers the Why, not only the How.

Table of Contents

Fundamentals of React
- Hello React
- Requirements
- Setting up a React Project
- Meet the React Component
- React JSX
- Lists in React
- Meet another React Component
- React Component Instantiation
- ReactDOM
- React Component Definition (Advanced)
- Handler Function in JSX
- React Props
- React State
- Callback Handlers in JSX
- Lifting State in React
- React Controlled Components
- Props Handling (Advanced)
- React Side-Effects
- React Custom Hooks (Advanced)
- React Fragments
- Reusable React Component
- React Component Composition
- Imperative React
- Inline Handler in JSX
- React Asynchronous Data
- React Conditional Rendering
- React Advanced State
- React Impossible States
- Data Fetching with React
- Data Re-Fetching in React
- Memoized Handler in React (Advanced)
- Explicit Data Fetching with React
- Third-Party Libraries in React
- Async/Await in React (Advanced)
- Forms in React
React's Legacy
- React Class Components
- React Class Components: State
- Imperative React
Styling in React
- CSS in React
- CSS Modules in React
- Styled Components in React
- SVGs in React
React Maintenance
- Performance in React (Advanced)
- TypeScript in React
- Unit Testing to Integration Testing
- React Project Structure
Real World React (Advanced)
- Sorting
- Reverse Sort
- Remember Last Searches
- Paginated Fetch
Deploying a React Application
- Build Process
- Deploy to Firebase

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Robin Wieruch is a German software and web engineer who is dedicated to learn and teach programming in JavaScript. After obtaining his master's degree in computer science, he continued learning every day on his own. He gained experience from the startup world where he used JavaScript excessively during his professional time and spare time. It gave him the opportunity to teach others about these topics.

For a few years, Robin worked closely with a great team of engineers at a company called Small Improvements developing large scale applications. The company offers a SaaS product that enables the customers to give feedback to their companies. This application is developed using JavaScript in the frontend and Java in the backend. In the frontend, the first iteration was written in Java with the Wicket Framework and jQuery. When the first generation of SPAs became popular, the company migrated to Angular 1.x for the frontend application. After using Angular for more than two years, it became clear that Angular wasn't the best solution to work with state intense applications back in the days. That's why the company made the final jump to React and Redux that has enabled it to operate on a large scale successfully.

During his time in the company, Robin regularly wrote articles about web development on his website. He received great feedback from people concerning his articles and that allowed him to improve his writing and teaching style. Article after article, Robin grew in his ability to teach others. His first article was packed with too much stuff which was quite overwhelming for students, but he improved it over time by focussing and teaching only one subject.

Nowadays, Robin is a self-employed teacher. He finds it to be a fulfilling activity seeing students thrive by giving them clear objectives and a short feedback loop. That's one thing you would learn at a feedback company, wouldn't you? But without coding himself, he wouldn't be able to teach things. That's why he invests his remaining time in programming. You can find more information about Robin and ways to support and work with him on his website.

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DynamiteShifty

Physical book > Video Course

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023

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I’ve been trying to do a course on udemy for the past year and was not understanding the material. I keep rewatching the videos and trying to type out my solutions only to find myself just typing the exact copy on the screen.

So I wanted to try a different form of learning that I grew up with. Robin breaks down everything with ease and helps the audience understand the reasoning behind our steps. Also he provided me with an online version of the book which helps because he provides urls to solutions or posts that go into greater detail.

Even though I haven’t completed the book I am getting a better understanding than I was before.
Thanks Robin!

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Everything I wanted and more.

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2023

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I purchased this book based on the other reviews I read and I was not disappointed. I was familiar with creating React apps on a basic level but I have already received so much valuable information from this text. Not only will this book allow you understand how to create your first React app from scratch, but it dives deep into everything behind the scenes.

The author, Robin Wieruch, generously unlocks the books content on his website when you email him a receipt of your purchase. This is stated in the book at the start and it proves to be very useful. It offers the most up to date content in the event anything in the book is outdated and he is quick to respond to your request.

Aside from the quality content in the book, when viewing the text online, there are astonishing amounts of supplemental articles and information following each section provided by Robin to dive even deeper into the subjects you are learning in each of the many sections. The sections are also broken up into easily digestible sizes, never making you feel overwhelmed.

The book is larger in size than one might expect but this is by design. Robin designed it in this way as a means for readers to add notes in the open space. In my opinion, I love this feature. I don't have to try and reference a notebook and match it up to the section I was referring to. Maybe not for everyone but I appreciate the thoughtful attention to detail.

If you are seeking to learn React from scratch, or just looking to enhance your skills, I can't recommend this book enough. You do need to have a basic understanding of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to get started but if you have that, you are in great shape starting this book. Looking forward to picking up his other books in the future.

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Eugene Anipa

My first hard-copy book on software

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023

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Bought the hard-copy and got added to the online content , so I can get access to updated version whenever there is an update , can’t wait to start react from scratch

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023

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This book is easy to follow and extremely well-written. The author makes sure the book won't become obsolete by providing an online copy which tracks updates to React (which you gain access to by emailing the author proof of purchase). Highly recommended if you wish to learn React!
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Ben

very easy to comprehend

Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2023

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Very easy to understand, and the author also unlock the online resources as promised.

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ABM

Consice, well organize content, just what you need to learn React

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2023

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I have been studying React for a few months now, and until recently, I was using various online sources to learn it. However, I recently decided to look for a reliable reference book that I could use as a go-to source. I must say, if I had started with this book, it would have saved me a few weeks of learning. The book has short, concise chapters that are easy to follow and build on each other as you progress. Additionally, the author offers a continuously updated version of the book online, which is extremely helpful and valuable. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in learning React.

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Phil

Excellent resource to better understanding React

Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2022

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I had already taken a course on React and built a couple of projects, but felt I needed additional resources to further explain what the documentation and the course could not.

What Robin does exceptionally well is: clearly and plainly explain what things do, how they work/ how they do it, and when they would be used. I cannot stress enough the the importance of the "when"; providing easy to follow scenarios is crucial for tying together concepts, and Robin hits a home run. His illustrated diagrams, which detail control flow are a God-send!

The flow to each chapter is smooth. At the end of each section, readers are provided with additional resources in the form of external links that dive deeper into the main concepts covered in the book, which was intentionally done to avoid ending up with a 600 page book. If you have experience with React, this will be a very efficient read (no fluff). Additional concepts are provided as bonus chapters which readers can branch off into and build upon the very small core project.

Just like anything else, one resource will not provide everything you need, so do not expect this book to be the end-all, be-all for your React learning, so couple it with one or two resources: React - The Complete Guide on Udemy and the official React documentation.

This book helped clear up many concepts that were fuzzy to me, improved my confidence developing in React and made it more fun. I highly recommend purchasing this book. You will not be disappointed. Thank you, Robin!

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Rob Metcalf

Best React Book on Earth!

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023

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Without question the best book on React I've ever read. I have been working on learning React for years and stumbled across this book. Within days of buying it I had learned more than anything else I had done. I'm already halfway through a to-do app I never would have been able to do without it. Absolutely incredible! Would 10/10 recommend to anyone.

While most programming books assume you know a ton before you get going, this one starts from scratch. Great for beginners. Instructions are for PCs and Macs which is incredible. Explanations on each of the concepts are very easy to follow but still in depth enough to really learn. And each concept builds on each other.

Also, I would recommend this much more than any video on YouTube. Videos are great but in my experience I have had more bugs with YouTube code than with this. Seriously check it out!

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Eric Farges

Highly recommended

Reviewed in France on August 10, 2023

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Great, enjoyable, highly recommended book. Exactly what I was looking for. It provides, in a tutorial way, a simple, step by step, and progressive guide to building state of the art (2023) React applications. The large book format is very convenient and makes it easy, page after page, to discover the next tip or understanding on how to use React effectively and in practical ways. Learn by doing approach, with emphasis on React 18, Function Components, React Hooks, and Vite project setup. Whished the book could also have somewhat expanded content on global state management and routing. Updated digital version of the book available at the author's web site if you purchase the print book. So, if you struggled before with understanding React, this book will make modern React crystal clear in a snap.

Obambulatus

Le livre que je cherchais !

Reviewed in France on September 19, 2023

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J'adore le format du livre. Le contenu est bien structuré et complet. Il y a beaucoup de suggestions de lectures complémentaires (articles) pour approfondir ou assoir les connaissances aquises. Les cours en ligne sont un énorme plus.

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Sebastian Kempe

Endlich React genau erklärt!

Reviewed in Germany on August 5, 2022

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Kurz zu mir selbst:
Ich lerne seit 3 Jahren sporadisch HTML, CSS, JavaScript, wenn ich Zeit habe und konnte schon einige Anwendungen und Spiele selbst programmieren. Meine JavaScript-Kenntnisse sind zwar gut, aber nicht profimäßig. :) Für das Buch sollte man auf jeden Fall die Grundlagen von html, css und JavaScript kennen!

Ich selber habe mich seit 2 Jahren mit Online-Kursen von einer bekannten code-Akademie *zwinker sowie zahlreichen Tutorials auf Youtube herumgeschlagen und versucht React zu verstehen. Das ist mir auch irgendwie gelungen, heißt, ich konnte schon einfache Websites erstellen, aber so richtig verstanden hatte ich das dann doch nicht.

Warum brauche ich Hooks? Wie funktioniert das mit den Props? Welche Variablen muss ich innerhalb einer funktionalen Komponenten angeben und welche außerhalb?
Deshalb hatte ich mir ursprünglich "React Cookbook" von Oreilly besorgt.
Leider war es für mich und meinen Kenntnisstand nicht das richtige Buch, da ich den Code nicht richtig verstehen konnte. Irgendwie schon, aber nicht genau. Durch Zufall bin ich dann aufgrund von mehreren Empfehlungen online auf Robin Wieruchs "The Road To React" gestoßen und habe es mir dann auch gleich bestellt.

Das Buch ist in einem großen Format gehalten und mit Hardcover. Das hat mich gleich begeistert.
The Road To React ist aufgebaut, wie ein großes Tutorial mit einem einzigen Projekt.
Schritt für Schritt und in leicht verständlichen kleinen Häppchen wird erklärt, was zu tun ist, und beschrieben, wie React funktioniert. Dabei wird der Leser immer motiviert, selbst auszuprobieren mit Tipps und Links zu weiterführenden Erklärungen und anschaulichen Beispielen zu den einzelnen Themen.
Die Lernschritte sind klein gehalten und zu jedem einzelnen Lernschritt gibt es zur Überprüfung den gesamten Quellcode.

So bastelt man in dem Buch langsam an einer Suchmaschine durch einzelne Komponenten mit Props, Hooks wie useEffect, useState, useReducer, useCallback, etc.
Sowohl Props als auch Hooks sind besonders wichtig, um das Potenzial von React voll auszuschöpfen und dank dem Autor habe ich endlich den useReducer richtig verstehen können.

Die erste Hälfte des Buches erklärt einem das Grundgerüst, das auch völlig ausreicht, um eine ordentliche App oder Website zu programmieren.
In der zweiten Hälfte geht es dann um weiterführende Themen wie
-ältere Versionen von React
-wie man CSS effizient einsetzt
-Performance verbessern
-GraphQL
-TypeScript
-Daten aus Datenbanken abrufen und managen
-Firebase
-Testing
-Produktion (Building)

Sehr hilfreich sind die Quellcodes für jeden Lernschritt auch deshalb, weil man jederzeit Schritte überspringen kann oder weitermachen kann, wenn man den vorherigen Lernschritt nicht richtig verstanden hat oder sich im Code ein böser Bug versteckt und man keine Stunden damit verbringen will, ihn ausfindig zu machen.

Die Herangehensweise und die Schritte im Buch sind so gestaltet, wie man sie tatsächlich beim Entwickeln einer App oder Website durchlaufen würde und von daher auch für Berufseinsteiger oder Freiberufler u. Selbstständige ein guter Leitfaden für eine Arbeitsweise.

Ich habe noch nie so schnell ein Buch durchgearbeitet. Sage und schreibe 6 Tage hat es gedauert, bis ich durch war, und das trotz Arbeit und obwohl ich fast jeden einzelnen Zusatzlink im Buch angeklickt und durchgelesen habe, um meine Kenntnisse zu vertiefen oder zu überprüfen!

Nach Beendigung dieses Tutorials in Druckform ist man sehr gut gewappnet, um seine eigenen Projekte zu starten. Dabei kann man immer wieder etwas nachschlagen, was man vielleicht vergessen hat oder was man einfach wiederholen möchte.

Eine absolute Kaufempfehlung und ich möchte hier nochmal dem Autor Robin Wieruch danken für die viele Arbeit, die er in dieses wichtige Buch gesteckt hat!

Hier nochmal kompakt die Vor- und Nachteile

+ großes Format mit Hardcover, genug Platz für eigene Notizen
+ viel abgedruckter Quellcode mit allen wichtigen Details, was ist gleich geblieben, was wurde verändert ?
+ leicht verdauliche Lern-Häppchen
+ viele Links mit tiefergehenden Erklärungen und Quellcode zur Veranschaulichung
+ die wichtigsten Hooks Schritt für Schritt erklärt
+ Refaktorisierung und Optimierung des Projekts
+ jeder Schritt von der Erstellung der Dateien bis zur abschließenden Produktion, um die Dateien ins Web zu stellen
+ wichtige Frameworks vorgestellt
+ aktuell!

Ich kann dieses Buch somit jedem empfehlen, der bereits gute Kenntnisse über html, css und JavaScript besitzt.
Wenn ihr JavaScript-Anfänger seid, könnt ihr mit dem Buch auch arbeiten, aber dann solltet ihr euch auf jeden Fall mehr Zeit nehmen!

Für mich das beste Buch für React so far!

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Aeth

React::parcoursComplet

Reviewed in France on August 21, 2023

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Le livre est très fluide à lire, on est vite dedans avec de nombreux exemples et propositions d’exercices à faire. La cerise sur le gâteau ? L’auteur, via des canaux de communications disponibles dans le livre, reste à l’écoute et mets à disposition des mises à jours de son ouvrage pour le garder au plus proche de ce qui fait. Top !

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jonas fais

great book!

Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 20, 2022

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This is the book you need to learn react!
You also get access to the online content if you ask him through his website. This gives you the latest updates and extra content! Awesome guy!

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