ReactJS Blueprints

Key Features

• Create web apps with the most popular JavaScript library in the world
• Learn how to speed up your development process and save valuable time
• Work though step-by-step tutorials that provide easy-to-understand solutions to real-world problems

Book Description

The JavaScript revolution has landed! ReactJS is one of those rare technologies that comes out of nowhere and turns established practices on their head. It provides a different way of thinking about how you should develop your apps, and has already gained a massive adoption among web developers. Join the revolution, build web apps faster, and have more fun developing!

Packed with real-world code, this book starts by covering the idea behind ReactJS and the key concepts you must familiarize yourself with. You will learn how to bootstrap your ReactJS projects and you’ll also be provided with a handy scaffolding that you can use and reuse over and over.

We then go on to cover a wide variety of apps, and will help you to structure and build your own components. Next, you will build a web shop, create a fully responsive and routable app, and also develop a real-time search app. Further on, you will be taught to work with public APIs to create a map-based application. You will also be taken through some advanced concepts such as Redux that are making a huge splash currently in the world of ReactJS. You’ll learn how to efficiently seal off your app for guest access, interact with hardware APIs, and create a photo app. You will then master the art of making your apps universal, and find out how to deploy them to the cloud. Finally, we wrap up the book as you are shown how to make a game. What better way to kick off your ReactJS development journey?

What you will learn

• Create a development environment that speeds up your development process
• Find out about responsive web development and create apps that can be used on any device
• Effortlessly connect to public and private APIs
• Create efficient components that are easily testable and small enough to completely understand
• Understand what data flow means in ReactJS and why you never need to worry about where data changes originate
• Create universal apps that run on the browser as well as on the server
• Work with modern front-end tooling and level up your skills
• Train yourself to think in terms of ReactJS

About the Author

Sven A. Robbestad is a developer with a keen interest in the Web and the languages you use for developing for the Web. He started programming at a young age, beginning with C on the Commodore Amiga. He made the Web his career in the early 90s. His favorite programming language is JavaScript, but he likes to work with an assortment of languages, such as Python, PHP, and Java, to mention a few. In his spare time, he loves engaging with fellow programmers, traveling, and speaking at conferences.

Table of Contents

1. Diving Headfirst into ReactJS
2. Creating a Web Shop
3. Responsive Web Development with ReactJS
4. Building a Real-Time Search App
5. Creating a Map App with HTML5 APIs
6. Advanced React
7. Reactagram
8. Deploying Your App to the Cloud
9. Creating a Shared App
10. Making a Game