React for Beginners: What You'll Learn in This 11-Part Series

Welcome! 👋 If you're just getting started with React or web development in general, this blog series is for you. We'll walk through the fundamentals of React.js step by step, using simple examples, clear explanations, and practical mini-projects to solidify your understanding.

React is a powerful JavaScript library for building modern user interfaces, and it's widely used in startups, large companies, and open-source projects. Whether you're aiming to build a portfolio, land a job, or improve your frontend skills, this series will help you get there.

📘 The 11-Part Series Overview

Here’s what you can expect from this series:

1. Introduction to React

What is React and why use it?
How React compares to plain JavaScript
Setting up your first React project (with Vite or Create React App)
Writing your first component with JSX

2. Components and Props

Function components and reusability
Passing data via props
Children, composition, and component nesting

3. State and Event Handling

Understanding useState
Handling user interactions and events
Conditional rendering and dynamic UI

4. Rendering Lists

Rendering lists with .map()
Assigning keys to list items
Empty state and error handling

5. Managing Component State

Lifting state up
Prop drilling (and when to avoid it)
Thinking in React (data flow)

6. useEffect and Side Effects

Using useEffect to fetch data
Dependency arrays and cleanup
Basic async behavior in React

7. Handling Forms

Controlled components (value and onChange)
Handling multiple inputs
Submitting forms and simple validation

8. Structuring Your React App

Suggested folder and file structure
Presentational vs container components
Organizing large apps into modules

9. React Router Basics

Setting up client-side routing
Defining routes and nested routes
Passing route parameters and 404 pages

10. Custom Hooks and Reusability

Why and when to create custom hooks
Refactoring logic into reusable useX hooks
Code examples you can reuse in your projects

11. Advanced Topics (Intro Only)

Global state with useContext
State management with useReducer
Memoization and performance tips
Error boundaries
API pagination and filtering
Animation with Framer Motion

🛠️ Prerequisites

To get the most out of this series, you should have:

A basic understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Familiarity with ES6 syntax (like const, arrow functions, and destructuring)
Node.js and npm/yarn installed

If you're missing any of these, don’t worry — we’ll link helpful resources along the way.