Exclusive Hands-On Introduction to Building Dynamic User Interfaces with React

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React Foundations

This comprehensive foundation course introduces you to React, one of the most widely-used JavaScript libraries for building user interfaces. You'll master core React concepts, including component-based architecture, state management, data flow, event handling, styling, and lifecycle management. Through hands-on labs and real-world exercises, you'll gain the practical skills needed to build scalable, maintainable, and high-performance web applications. 

Proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS required

Intermediate Level Course

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While you'll enroll and check out through Codecademy, your course experience—including instruction, materials, and support—will be delivered by Global Knowledge. Global Knowledge offers courses designed to help you sharpen your skills, boost your credentials, and move your career forward.

Are you a front-end developer ready to deepen your UI skills?

Ideal for front-end developers looking to add React to their toolkit and build modern, interactive user interfaces with confidence.

Do you want to modernize your workflow?

Perfect for web developers aiming to transition from traditional JavaScript or jQuery to a component-based architecture using React.

Are you looking to learn scalable solutions in React?

Designed for engineers seeking to understand how React supports the creation of scalable, maintainable, and high-performance web apps.

Do you want to know more about front-end frameworks?

A great starting point for IT professionals, technical analysts, or QA engineers who want hands-on exposure to modern front-end development with React.

Use props to pass data and events between components, including patterns for defaults and children.

Write JSX syntax and create reusable, functional components for dynamic user interfaces.

Initialize projects with Create React App and organize your file structure for scalable applications.

Handle component-level state using useState, enabling interactive and responsive UI behavior.

Implement effective data flow between components using lifting state and prop drilling techniques.

Separate logic and UI with container and presentational component patterns for maintainable code.

Apply styles using className and CSS Modules, and follow best practices for component-level styling.

Create controlled and uncontrolled forms, handle input fields, and manage validation and submissions.

Manage lifecycle events and side effects in functional components using the useEffect hook.

Use built-in dev tools to inspect components, troubleshoot state issues, and resolve common errors.

Key concepts

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Component-Based Architecture

2

State Management and Data Flow

3

Event Handling and User Interaction

4

React Hooks and Lifecycle with useEffect

5

Styling and UI Organization

React Foundations

1

React History, Benefits, and Use Cases 

2

Virtual DOM Overview 

3

Development Environment Setup (Create React App, Dev Tools) 

4

Project Structure and File Organization 

1

Writing JSX Syntax and Rules

2

Adding JavaScript Expressions in JSX 

3

Conditional Rendering with JSX 

1

Creating Functional Components 

2

Importing, Exporting, and Rendering Components 

3

Component Composition and Reusability 

4

Logic, Event Handling, and Interaction within Components 

1

Passing and Receiving Props 

2

Prop Types, Defaults, and Children 

3

Event Handler Patterns with Props 

4

Dynamic Rendering with Props 

1

Understanding State and Stateful Components 

2

Managing State with useState 

3

Re-rendering Behavior and Multiple States 

1

Container vs Presentational Components 

2

Parent-Child Communication 

3

Sibling Communication and Prop Drilling 

4

Lifting State Up to Manage Shared State 

1

Applying CSS with className 

2

CSS Modules for Component-Level Styling 

3

Styling Organization and Best Practices 

1

Managing Side Effects with useEffect 

2

Effect Dependencies and Cleanup Functions 

3

Lifecycle Phases in Functional Components 

1

Controlled vs Uncontrolled Forms 

2

Form Handling with useState and useRef 

3

Managing Multiple Fields, Input Types, and Validations 

4

Handling Form Submissions and Error States 

1

Using React Developer Tools 

2

Inspecting Components, Props, and State 

3

Navigating Component Trees 

4

Debugging Common Errors and Solutions