Where to start...

Hey Guys!

I have been following this website for a long time along with many tutorials I have been doing on Udemy etc.

I have come across a problem where I think I still have not learnt enough tutorial to tutorial, blog post to blog post it is like the tech is changing so much that I am one step behind always.

Could you guys recommend a step to step guide on how to become a frontend developer using ReactJS?

I find myself to be always getting on a path but its out dated because newer and "easier" replacements have become more popular so I get thrown off on my progress and feel like I have learnt nothing.

One thing I am struggling with the most is state management (redux or contextApi), styling (vanilla css, bootstrap, material UI...) What is the stacks which are industry standard to learn as a base...

Any help would be great! help a newbie find a path..

Comments

[Andrew Bone]

Before you can start with ReactJS you need a good understanding of the building blocks (HTML, CSS and JavaScript). I'd do some tutorials on just building with those until you feel comfortable then start with ReactJS.

When you have a good understanding of the building blocks ReactJS tutorials will feel easy to start with but will still get a little difficult as you go on and that's normal. Finding it hard until it makes sense is part of the process don't be discouraged ☺️.

[Andrew Bone]

That being said I have documented my learning experience here.

[Martin Beierling-Mutz]

Don't try to do all at once. I like to share this developer roadmap, because it actually gives you a really nice path to follow.

If you're doing react & redux right now, then according to the roadmap you should already be ready to

• answer in-depth questions about the Internet (HTTP vs HTTPS, DNS),
• use HTML, CSS & JavaScript (e.g. to solve the challenges at frontendmentor.io/challenges),
• use git, at least commit, push, merge, rebase and know what PRs are on GitHub,
• use npm or yarn to install dependencies and execute scripts,
• create a project with some dependencies and a bundler like webpack from scratch.

Good resources that I used, and actually still use, to learn online:

• Wes Bos' courses
• Stephen Grider's courses
• Fun Fun Function
• Academind

Best of luck!