JavaScript and React for Developers: Master the Essentials

Name: JavaScript and React for Developers: Master the Essentials
Price: 54.99 USD
Rating: 4.4 (501 reviews)

Advance your JavaScript skills and learn the modern approach to web applications by building projects from the ground up

(501 ratings)

2,522 students

Created by Cassidy Williams

Last updated 6/2018

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What you'll learn

Build modern web applications with JavaScript and React
Master core JavaScript concepts to nail a JavaScript-focused job interview
Explore the differences between package managers, build tools, and deployment options
Utilize real-world APIs to write portfolio-building projects

Requirements

Before taking this course you should know how to read HTML and CSS and be able to write very basic JavaScript (if statements, loops, and objects).
In this course, I will help you install the necessary software, libraries, and tools on your computer. It will be helpful if you are comfortable with installing your own software and knowing a couple terminal commands (specifically mkdir and cd).
The ideal student would be eager to learn the theory behind certain aspects of the browser, JavaScript, and React, in addition to hands-on applications.

Description

If you have some coding experience under your belt, but you want to take your web development skills to the next level, this course is for you. This is a comprehensive introduction to the deeper ins-and-outs of JavaScript, and the modern, increasingly popular framework, React.

Whether you are a student or working developer who only knows Java or Python, a wannabe developer who’s learning on their own, an applicant for a coding bootcamp, or a developer who hasn’t touched web technologies in a while, the concepts covered in this course will help you beef up your knowledge, your skills, your resume, and your portfolio.

In this course, you will:

Master fundamental JavaScript concepts like the DOM, Events and Callbacks, and AJAX
Call real-world APIs and parse the data in your own web projects
Work with the new features of the JavaScript language thanks to ES6
Use popular web tooling including npm, Yarn, Grunt, Gulp, and webpack
Study the ins and outs of React component lifecycles, state, properties, and other core React concepts
Build modern web projects with React
Deploy your web applications online for the world to see
Take real-world interview practice quizzes as you build your knowledge

You’ll be practicing your skills through quizzes and by building both simple and complex projects in this course, including but not limited to a website theme toggler, a NASA Image Search site, a personal portfolio site, and a markdown note manager. Each of these projects are expandable in a way where you can customize it to your heart’s content, perfect for your own portfolios. The quizzes cover actual interview questions as well as topics you’ll see throughout your front-end development career. By the end of this course, you should feel comfortable doing a JavaScript job interview.

Who this course is for:

People who want to build modern web applications with React
Intermediate-level developers (students or professional developers who know some programming, not necessarily JavaScript, but can understand the syntax and very basics of JS)
Wannabe developers who have finished tutorials on Codecademy (or similar) and want a deeper dive into JavaScript
Developers who want to build their resume material with a modern framework
People interested in applying to join a coding bootcamp
Former web developers who haven’t used JavaScript in 4+ years
Web developers who want a refresher on core JavaScript concepts and how to use React
College students who want to try their hand at web programming
This course is NOT for people with no coding experience. You should be able to understand the basic syntax of JavaScript (objects, conditionals, loops)

Featured review

Melissa K.

29 courses

2 reviews

5 years ago

The course is pitched at exactly the level stated, so it is going to be the most relevant for those with previous dev experience, looking to transition/upskill to using React. I personally found it consolidated a lot of JS and React concepts that I'd read about in the past, by providing useful examples and concise explanations. I would definitely recommend the course.

Cassidy Williams

Senior Software Engineer

4.4 Instructor Rating
501 Reviews
2,522 Students
1 Course

Cassidy is a Principal Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify. She's worked for several other places, including CodePen, Amazon, and Venmo, and she's had the honor of working with various non-profits, including cKeys and Hacker Fund as their Director of Outreach. She's active in the developer community, and one of Glamour Magazine's 35 Women Under 35 Changing the Tech Industry and LinkedIn's Top Professionals 35 & Under. As an avid speaker, Cassidy has participated in several events including the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, TEDx, the United Nations, and dozens of other technical events. She wants to inspire generations of STEM students to be the best they can be, and her favorite quote is from Helen Keller: "One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar." She loves mechanical keyboards and karaoke.

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