Book Review: React Key Concepts
Are you ready to start the year with learning React?
Today I am presenting to you a book that has been recently published through its second edition
A tome of knowledge in the world of modern web apps development.
React Key Concepts
An in-depth guide to React’s core features
Second Edition
By Maximilian Schwarzmüller
The author is a well-rounded web developer, and a top-rated best-selling course instructor for more than 40+ online courses. He taught more than 3 Million students worldwide.
If you are looking for a great resource to support your learning goal, continue reading.
This book will teach you every essential concept in React.
React Key Concepts — Chapters Overview
Highly important topics are covered in details, such as:
- Components and JSX
- Passing and consuming props for reusability
- Building interactive UIs with Events, State and Hooks
- Lists Rendering and displaying conditional content
- Styling React with CSS and styling libraries
- Accessing DOM values with refs
- Building SPA using React Router
- Form Actions to handle user input
- Handling complex state
- Best practices and optimizations in React
One of the most important topics that is covered in detail is the side effects.
Tasks such as calling external APIs, accessing browser storage, and other similar tasks are considered side effects and should be handled correctly to avoid issues with React’s component rendering lifecycle.
Another equally important topic, Context API — a modern way to pass props deeply into components, is also covered extensively
Both of these topics have been my favourite read on this amazing book.
The author even goes beyond the frontend, and taps into building full stack web applications by using the popular Next.js: A powerful react-based framework to allow you build server-side rendered react apps.
The book has recently been released with the announcement of the latest version of React 19, so you don’t need to worry about missing learning the new features as well.
Recent features including use() hook, form actions, and how to think about React on the server, are all covered.
Final Thoughts on React Key Concepts
This book — React Key Concepts — is full of screenshots and code snippets to better simplify your learning experience.
Also I really like how there are exercises and quizzes by the end of each chapter, this can massively boost your learning experience and a perfect opportunity to test your knowledge.
Always keep in mind that the more you implement and write code by yourself, the better skilled and confident you will become.
This book is your ultimate jump-start to dive deeper into the realms of React. A resource to complement your learning journey in building modern web apps.
Don’t miss the chance to master React from one of the best React instructors.
Resources
You can follow the author Maximilian Schwarzmüller on his LinkedIn account.
Or check his great video courses in Udemy
Packt is a top publisher of books and online courses with thousands of titles in engineering and technology, navigate your way to success by exploring their site.
Always check the official site of React for further documentation, tutorials, and libraries updates.
Bonus
This great book should be accompanied with a great music from the classical era.
Mozart — Piano Concertos №20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27 + Presentation (Century’s record. : Lili Kraus)