React Quickly, Second Edition

Learn the skills you need to build React applications quickly! This fully revised second edition introduces functional components, React hooks, static site generators, and more.

In React Quickly, Second Edition you will learn how to:



Master React fundamentals
Implement best practices and the components of good architecture
Build full web apps with data and routing
Test components with Jest and the React Testing Library
Handle data with Redux, GraphQL, and Apollo
Optimize React apps


Build your skills with React and its ecosystem fast. There's no slow theory and tedious history. You'll dive into React code right from the very first chapter. The book teaches you how React thinks, introducing ways of structuring your architecture that even work with large teams. You'll explore over 100 useful and practical examples that put React into action. This new second edition has been completely rewritten to cover the latest developments in the React framework. about the technology The React JavaScript library helps developers speedily build reliable and beautiful frontends and user interfaces. Its simple architecture makes it easy to create complex web applications. React's compartmentalized components can be quickly and easily tested in isolation and composed into a full application. This makes React a perfect choice for anything from quick prototypes to full-scale large websites. And because it's all JavaScript, React is instantly familiar. about the book React Quickly, Second Edition is a practical guide to React for busy web developers. Following over 100 carefully chosen and clearly explained examples, you'll learn React development using your existing JavaScript and web development skills. This totally rewritten second edition is full of brand new topics, including chapters on functional components, static site generations, and CSS in JS. Plus, you'll love the new sample projects ranging from an interactive menu to an online bookstore! All examples follow the best practices for web accessibility to make your applications open to everyone. RETAIL SELLING POINTS * Master React fundamentals * Implement best practices and the components of good architecture * Build full web apps with data and routing * Test components with Jest and the React Testing Library * Handle data with Redux, GraphQL, and Apollo * Optimize React apps AUDIENCE This book is for developers comfortable building web applications with JavaScript.