How To Get Started With React

A Beginner’s guide with an example project

React is a javascript library for web applications. You can build features quickly with simple, declarative templates. You can build an application with React and reuse your code and abilities to build apps for any development target. There are so many things you need to understand before you even get started with React.

In this post, we will see how we can even get started with React if you are new to it or never tried any framework so far. If you are already familiar with how to get started and create a simple application with React this post is not for you. Let’s see how we can create a simple application with React.

• Prerequisites
• Example Project
• Getting Started with React CLI
• Understanding Project Structure
• Components
• Adding Styles
• Lifecycle Methods
• Adding Services
• Installing Dependencies
• Communication Patterns
• Implementation of Example Project
• Unit Testing
• Summary
• Conclusion

Prerequisites