React 16 Essentials -
2nd Edition
Published on 30. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-78712-604-6 (ISBN)
Description
Everything you need to start working with React 16 and assess React Fiber
About This Book
* Hands-on examples and tutorials for the latest React 16 release
* Assess the impact of React Fiber for your future web development
* Build maintainable and high performance React 16 web applications
Who This Book Is For
If you're a frontend developer with some knowledge of native JavaScript development and frontend frameworks, wishing to learn the fastest web user interface library there is, then this book is ideal for you.
What You Will Learn
* Learn to code React 16 with hands-on examples and clear tutorials
* Install powerful React 16 tools to make development much more efficient
* Understand the impact of React Fiber today and the future of your web development
* Utilize the Redux application architecture with your React components
* Create React 16 elements with properties and children
* Get started with stateless and stateful React components
* Use JSX to speed up your React 16 development process
* Add reactivity to your React 16 components with lifecycle methods
* Test your React 16 components with the Jest test framework
In Detail
React 16 Essentials, Second Edition, fully updated for React 16, takes you on a fast-paced journey through building your own maintainable React 16 applications. React experts Artemij Fedosejev and Adam Boduch give you all the essentials you need to know and start working with React 16, in this new edition of the best-selling React.js Essentials title. You'll find the latest React 16 code updates, assessment of React Fiber, new coverage of Redux, and how to work as a modern React developer.
The authors offer you their current assessment of React Fiber, and you'll soon be exploring React 16 hands on, creating your own single and multiple user interface elements with React 16. You'll then see how to create stateless and stateful components and make them reactive. You'll also learn to interact between your components and lifecycle methods, and gauge how to effectively integrate your user interface components with other JavaScript libraries. Delve deep into the core elements of the Redux architecture and learn how to manage your application and data persistence. Then go the extra mile with the Jest test framework, and run multiple tests on your applications and find solutions to scale without complexity.
Today React is used by Facebook, Instagram, Khan Academy, and Imperial College London, to name a few. Many new users recognize the benefits of React and adopt it in their own projects, forming a fast-growing community. The speed at which React has evolved promises a bright future for anyone who invests in learning it today. Let Artemij and Adam bring you a brand new look at React 16 and React Fiber, and move your web development into the future.
Style and approach
React 16 Essentials, Second Edition, will take you on a fast-paced, hands-on journey through building your own maintainable React 16 applications.
About This Book
* Hands-on examples and tutorials for the latest React 16 release
* Assess the impact of React Fiber for your future web development
* Build maintainable and high performance React 16 web applications
Who This Book Is For
If you're a frontend developer with some knowledge of native JavaScript development and frontend frameworks, wishing to learn the fastest web user interface library there is, then this book is ideal for you.
What You Will Learn
* Learn to code React 16 with hands-on examples and clear tutorials
* Install powerful React 16 tools to make development much more efficient
* Understand the impact of React Fiber today and the future of your web development
* Utilize the Redux application architecture with your React components
* Create React 16 elements with properties and children
* Get started with stateless and stateful React components
* Use JSX to speed up your React 16 development process
* Add reactivity to your React 16 components with lifecycle methods
* Test your React 16 components with the Jest test framework
In Detail
React 16 Essentials, Second Edition, fully updated for React 16, takes you on a fast-paced journey through building your own maintainable React 16 applications. React experts Artemij Fedosejev and Adam Boduch give you all the essentials you need to know and start working with React 16, in this new edition of the best-selling React.js Essentials title. You'll find the latest React 16 code updates, assessment of React Fiber, new coverage of Redux, and how to work as a modern React developer.
The authors offer you their current assessment of React Fiber, and you'll soon be exploring React 16 hands on, creating your own single and multiple user interface elements with React 16. You'll then see how to create stateless and stateful components and make them reactive. You'll also learn to interact between your components and lifecycle methods, and gauge how to effectively integrate your user interface components with other JavaScript libraries. Delve deep into the core elements of the Redux architecture and learn how to manage your application and data persistence. Then go the extra mile with the Jest test framework, and run multiple tests on your applications and find solutions to scale without complexity.
Today React is used by Facebook, Instagram, Khan Academy, and Imperial College London, to name a few. Many new users recognize the benefits of React and adopt it in their own projects, forming a fast-growing community. The speed at which React has evolved promises a bright future for anyone who invests in learning it today. Let Artemij and Adam bring you a brand new look at React 16 and React Fiber, and move your web development into the future.
Style and approach
React 16 Essentials, Second Edition, will take you on a fast-paced, hands-on journey through building your own maintainable React 16 applications.
More details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
456 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78712-604-6 (9781787126046)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Additional editions
Artemij Fedosejev | Adam Boduch
React 16 Essentials
A fast-paced, hands-on guide to designing and building scalable and maintainable web apps with React 16
E-Book
07/2025
2nd Edition
Packt Publishing
€29.49
Available for download
Persons
Artemij Fedosejev is a technical lead living in London, United Kingdom. He is a self-taught web developer who has been a web developer since the early 2000s. Artemij earned his BSc in computer science from University College Cork, Ireland. He participated in the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Programme, where he built and launched a website that received the Most Innovative Project award. Artemij has played a key role in creating frontend architecture using React.js and Flux for various websites. Artemij created a number of open source projects, including Snapkite Engine, Snapkite Stream Client, and other projects. Adam Boduch has been involved with large-scale JavaScript development for nearly 10 years. Before moving to frontend, he worked on several large-scale cloud computing products, using Python and Linux. No stranger to complexity, Adam has practical experience with real-world software systems and the scaling challenges they pose. Adam is the author of several JavaScript books, including React and React Native, and Mastering Immutable.js, by Packt Publishing. Adam is passionate about innovative user experiences and high performance.