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React Fundamentals: The essential skills for its developers.

I have tried simplifying the essentials you need in order to become successful on your journey as a react developer. The skills you need and will need have been arranged in their respective order.

Understanding of HTML and CSS:
HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is a markup language used to structure content on the web, and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a stylesheet language used to style that content. Together, they form the foundation of web development. This is the foundation of every eb developer.

Familiarity with JavaScript and the modern JavaScript ecosystem:
React is built with JavaScript, so it's important to have a good understanding of the language. This includes its concepts like variables, functions, and objects, as well as its advanced features like async/await and classes.

After creating your first react app, you will need the following:

Knowledge of the React component model:
In React, a component is a piece of code that represents a part of a user interface. Components can be reused throughout an application, that makes them a powerful way to organize and structure your code.

Experience with state management:
A state refers to the data that drives a React application. Managing state effectively is crucial for building scalable and maintainable applications.

Familiarity with the React lifecycle:
React components go through a series of steps or stage, called the lifecycle, as they are created, updated, and destroyed. Understanding this lifecycle is important for optimizing the performance of your application.

Understanding of webpack and build tools:
Webpack is a tool that helps you bundle and build your code for deployment. It's important to have a basic understanding of how it works and how to use it to build and deploy your React applications.

This link helps you identify the tools you need and how to set up the environment for your first react app:
https://dev.to/haltim/how-to-create-a-basic-react-application-simplified-guide-1h96

I hope this helps in explaining what you will need on your journey to become proficient in react

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