React Quickly

React is a JavaScript library developed for one main reason—to build reusable UI components that present ever-changing data. The React philosophy is to focus solely on the user interface. In model-view-controller (MVC) terminology, React is the view. Because it has to work with models and other libraries, it's designed to play nicely with pretty much any other framework, router, style, and model library. And it's well-supported—React emerged from Instagram and is now used by Facebook, Asana, Khan Academy, and Atom among many more.

React Quickly is for anyone who wants to learn React.js fast. This hands-on book teaches needed concepts by using lots of examples, tutorials, and a large main project that gets built throughout. It starts with the basics, including how React fits into applications, JSX, and handling states, and events. Next, it explores core topics like components, forms, and data. Finally, the book dives into React integration topics, like unit testing and isomorphic JavaScript with Express.js, and Gulp.

"In his new book, React Quickly, Azat Mardan has in his typical lucid style, laid out everything you need to learn about the React ecosystem and build performant SPA applications quickly. Just the chapters on React State and Universal Javascript are worth the price of the book."

~ Prakash Sarma, CEO, Newstar Corp. newstar-online.com

"Simple language with simple logical examples to get you up and running quickly is why this book truly justifies to its title, "React Quickly". This book covers all major topics that any developer new to a React needs to start getting productive writing Apps using React. This book will keep you engaged. I am thankful that Azat took time to share his React journey with us."

~ Suhas Deshpande, Software Engineer at Capital One

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.