Getting Started with React | Introduction to React Basics

Unlock new career opportunities by mastering React in our immersive three-day course, customized for experienced JavaScript developers ready to build dynamic, high-performance web applications with tools like TailwindCSS and Material UI.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Build modern React applications confidently using functional components and Hooks.

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Design reusable forms and components using React Hook Form and Formik.

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Implement and manage state and routing dynamically with React Router and REST API integration.

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Enhance testing and debugging skills with Vitest, React Testing Library, and React Developer Tools.

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 3 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Experienced web developers
  • Front-end developers
  • Full stack developers
  • Software engineers

Description

React is one of the most in-demand tools for building fast and interactive web applications, and learning it can open the door to exciting new projects and career opportunities. In this engaging three day expert-led course, you will get hands-on experience creating modern React applications from the ground up. You will not just follow along with examples but build real projects that help you understand why React works the way it does and how to use it effectively. You will walk away with the confidence to create polished user interfaces using tools like TailwindCSS and Material UI and apply best practices that keep your code clean and easy to maintain. You will strengthen your ability to create powerful React applications by working directly with the key patterns and tools used every day on the job. You will learn how to manage dynamic data and interactions with React Hooks, create reusable components, handle complex forms, and work smoothly with routing and REST APIs. You will also sharpen your testing and debugging skills so you can catch problems early and deliver reliable applications. The course is about fifty percent hands-on so you will spend plenty of time applying what you learn and getting expert feedback in a supportive environment. This course is designed for web developers who have some JavaScript experience and want to become fully job ready with React. Whether you are moving into a React role for the first time or want to strengthen your skills for your team or company, this course will give you the real world techniques and knowledge you need to succeed. You will leave with the ability to build modern applications using the latest React features and tools, ready to take on new challenges and contribute with confidence. NOTE: For a deeper dive into React essentials with extended topics and labs, you might consider the five day React Boot Camp (TT4195) course as an alternative. The five day Boot Camp is a superset of this three day React Essentials (TT4190) course.

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Upcoming Course Dates

August 18-20, 2025

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

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$2195

August 18-20, 2025

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

Enroll

$2195

October 6-8, 2025

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

Enroll

$2195

Course Outline

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Your First React Web Application

  1. Creating a new React project with Vite

  2. Understanding the project structure

  3. Installing necessary dependencies

Functional Components

  1. What’s a component?

  2. Class components

  3. Functional components - Motivation behind Hooks

  4. Our first component

  5. Building the App

  6. Props - Making the App data-driven

  7. Events - Your app’s first interaction with the useEffect() Hook

  8. State - Updating state with the useState() Hook

JSX and the Virtual DOM

  1. React Uses a Virtual DOM

  2. Why Not Modify the Actual DOM?

  3. What is a Virtual DOM?

  4. Virtual DOM Pieces

  5. ReactElement

JSX

  1. JSX Creates Elements

  2. JSX Attribute Expressions

  3. JSX Conditional Child Expressions

  4. JSX Boolean Attributes

  5. JSX Comments

  6. JSX Spread Syntax

  7. JSX Gotchas

  8. Enhance Component with TailwindCSS, Material UI, styled-components

Essential React Hooks

  1. useState

  2. useEffect

  3. useContext

Forms

  1. Forms 101

  2. Text Input

  3. Multiple fields

  4. Validation

  5. Creating reusable form components

  6. Controlled vs. uncontrolled components

  7. React Hook Form

  8. Formik

  9. Zod and Yup for Validation

Routing 6.30+ and 7

  1. Navigating and routing in a React application

  2. Defining routes and rendering components based on URL

  3. Dynamic routing and parameters

  4. loader, errorElement

  5. React Router’s core components

  6. Building the components of react-router

  7. Outlet component

  8. Router Hooks: useNavigate, useLocation, useParams

Unit Testing

  1. Vitest + React Testing Library

  2. Snapshots, async testing, mocking, coverage

  3. Optional: JEST

Debugging React

  1. Using React Developer Tools

  2. Using Visual Studio Code

  3. Using the Chrome Debugger

REST

  1. REST Basics

  2. Using fetch

  3. Handling responses and errors

  4. Using axios

ES6 Primer

  1. Prefer const and let over var

  2. Arrow functions

  3. Modules

  4. Object.assign()

  5. Template literals

  6. The spread operator and rest parameters

  7. Enhanced object literals

  8. Default arguments

  9. Destructuring assignments

  10. Modules

  11. Classes

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