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CourseLearn React: Introduction
Build powerful interactive applications with React, a popular JavaScript library.
Skill level
BeginnerTime to complete
Approx. 8 hoursCertificate of completion
Included with paid plansPrerequisites
None
About this course
Ready to start your journey into React? Take Learn React: Introduction — React offers graceful solutions to some of front-end programming’s most persistent issues, allowing you to build dynamic and interactive web apps with ease. It’s fast, scalable, flexible, powerful, and has a robust developer community that’s rapidly growing.
Skills you'll gain
Explain front-end frameworks
Get an introduction to React
Learn to read and write JSX
Create React components
Make React components interact
Syllabus
6 lessons • 3 projects • 3 quizzesThe platform
Hands-on learning
Don’t just watch or read about someone else coding — write your own code live in our online, interactive platform. You’ll even get AI-driven recommendations on what you need to review to help keep you on track.
Projects in this course
- Project
Animal Fun Facts
Using a variety of JSX concepts, build an interactive interface that will display a selection of animal images and allow users to click an image for a fun fact. - Project
Authorization Form
Practice creating React components by building a simple authorization layer for a contact page. - Project
CodeyOverflow Forum
Practice working with multiple components in React to build a web forum, CodeyOverflow!
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Jiwon Shin
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Practice Projects
Guided projects that help you solidify the skills and concepts you're learning.Assessments
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