This book provides a hands-on approach to learning React, Facebook's open-source library for building rich web applications. Updated for the latest React release, the second edition guides readers through creating React components and organizing them into maintainable, large-scale applications. It's designed for developers familiar with JavaScript who are new to React.

Why Read This Book

• Step-by-Step Tutorials: Build a complete single-page application throughout the book.
• Component-Based Architecture: Learn to create and use custom React components alongside standard DOM components.
• JSX Mastery: Understand and utilize JSX syntax effectively.
• State and Props Management: Manage data flow within your application using state, props, reducers, and contexts.
• Hooks Integration: Explore built-in Hooks and learn to create custom ones.
• Build Tools: Utilize Create React App to streamline the build process and focus on coding.

About the Author

Stoyan Stefanov is a Facebook engineer with a rich background in web development. He created the smush.it online image optimization tool and architected the YSlow 2.0 performance tool. Stoyan has authored several books, including "JavaScript Patterns" and "Object-Oriented JavaScript," and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.