React and React Native: Build cross-platform JavaScript and TypeScript apps for the web, desktop, and mobile

Welcome to your big-picture guide to the React ecosystem.

If you’re new to React and looking to become a professional React developer, this book is for you. This updated fifth edition reflects the current state of React, including React framework coverage as well as TypeScript.

Part 1 introduces you to React. You’ll discover JSX syntax, hooks, functional components, and event handling, learn techniques to fetch data from a server, and tackle the tricky problem of state management. Once you’re comfortable with writing React in JavaScript, you’ll pick up TypeScript development in later chapters.

Part 2 transitions you into React Native for mobile development. React Native goes hand-in-hand with React. With your React knowledge behind you, you’ll appreciate where and how React Native differs as you write shared components for Android and iOS apps. You’ll learn how to build responsive layouts, use animations, and implement geolocation.

By the end of this book, you’ll have a big-picture view of React and React Native and be able to build applications with both.

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React and React Native: Build cross-platform JavaScript and TypeScript apps for the web, desktop, and mobile

Welcome to your big-picture guide to the React ecosystem.

If you’re new to React and looking to become a professional React developer, this book is for you. This updated fifth edition reflects the current state of React, including React framework coverage as well as TypeScript.

Part 1 introduces you to React. You’ll discover JSX syntax, hooks, functional components, and event handling, learn techniques to fetch data from a server, and tackle the tricky problem of state management. Once you’re comfortable with writing React in JavaScript, you’ll pick up TypeScript development in later chapters.

Part 2 transitions you into React Native for mobile development. React Native goes hand-in-hand with React. With your React knowledge behind you, you’ll appreciate where and how React Native differs as you write shared components for Android and iOS apps. You’ll learn how to build responsive layouts, use animations, and implement geolocation.

By the end of this book, you’ll have a big-picture view of React and React Native and be able to build applications with both.

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React and React Native: Build cross-platform JavaScript and TypeScript apps for the web, desktop, and mobile

React and React Native: Build cross-platform JavaScript and TypeScript apps for the web, desktop, and mobile

by Mikhail Sakhniuk, Adam Boduch
React and React Native: Build cross-platform JavaScript and TypeScript apps for the web, desktop, and mobile

React and React Native: Build cross-platform JavaScript and TypeScript apps for the web, desktop, and mobile

by Mikhail Sakhniuk, Adam Boduch

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Overview

Welcome to your big-picture guide to the React ecosystem.

If you’re new to React and looking to become a professional React developer, this book is for you. This updated fifth edition reflects the current state of React, including React framework coverage as well as TypeScript.

Part 1 introduces you to React. You’ll discover JSX syntax, hooks, functional components, and event handling, learn techniques to fetch data from a server, and tackle the tricky problem of state management. Once you’re comfortable with writing React in JavaScript, you’ll pick up TypeScript development in later chapters.

Part 2 transitions you into React Native for mobile development. React Native goes hand-in-hand with React. With your React knowledge behind you, you’ll appreciate where and how React Native differs as you write shared components for Android and iOS apps. You’ll learn how to build responsive layouts, use animations, and implement geolocation.

By the end of this book, you’ll have a big-picture view of React and React Native and be able to build applications with both.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781805126874
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Publication date: 04/29/2024
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 518
File size: 10 MB

About the Author

Mikhail Sakhniuk is Software Engineer with high proficiency in JavaScript, React and React Native. He has more than 5 years of experience in developing web and mobile applications. He has worked for startups, fintech companies, and product companies with more than 20 million users. Currently, Mikhail is working at Miro as a Frontend Engineer. In addition, he owns and maintains a few open-source projects. He also shares his experience and knowledge through books and articles.
Adam Boduch has been involved in large-scale JavaScript development for nearly 15 years. Before moving to the frontend, he worked on several large-scale cloud computing products using Python and Linux. No stranger to complexity, Adam has practical experience with real-world software systems and the scaling challenges they pose.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
  1. Why React?
  2. Rendering with JSX
  3. Understanding React Components and Hooks
  4. Event Handling in the React Way
  5. Crafting Reusable Components
  6. Type-Checking and Validation with TypeScript
  7. Handling Navigation with Routes
  8. Code Splitting Using Lazy Components and Suspense
  9. User Interface Framework Components
  10. High-Performance State Updates
  11. Fetching Data from a Server
  12. State Management in React
  13. Server-Side Rendering
  14. Unit Testing in React
  15. Why React Native?
  16. React Native Under the Hood
  17. Kickstarting React Native Projects
  18. Building Responsive Layouts with Flexbox
  19. Navigating Between Screens
  20. Rendering Item Lists
  21. Geolocation and Maps
  22. Collecting User Input
  23. Responding to User Gestures
  24. Showing Progress
  25. Displaying Modal Screens
  26. Using Animations
  27. Controlling Image Displays
  28. Going Offline
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