React Foundations & Core Frontend Development
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React Foundations & Core Frontend Development
This course is part of Mastering React 19 + E-Commerce Bootcamp + Interview Q&A Specialization
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What you'll learn
Build dynamic React applications using components, props, JSX, and efficient rendering techniques for scalable UI development.
Master state management using useState, useEffect, Context API, and Redux Toolkit for handling complex application data flows.
Implement advanced event handling, form management, and lifecycle optimization for responsive and interactive user experiences.
Develop production-ready apps with routing, API handling, and modern frameworks like Next.js and Remix for real-world deployment.
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May 2026
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There are 9 modules in this course
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A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course equips you with a strong foundation in React and modern frontend development, enabling you to build scalable, dynamic, and high-performance web applications. You will gain hands-on experience with core React concepts, component-driven architecture, and real-world project workflows, preparing you for professional frontend roles. You begin by exploring React’s evolution, setting up projects with modern tools like TypeScript, Next.js, and Remix, and understanding project structure. As you progress, you will master JSX, components, props, dynamic rendering, and event handling through practical examples like product cards and employee components. The course then dives deeper into state management using hooks such as useState and useEffect, followed by advanced event handling techniques and form management. You will build a complete e-commerce-style application, implementing CRUD operations, UI enhancements, and performance optimizations. Finally, you will learn routing with React Router, global state management with Context API, and advanced patterns using Redux Toolkit. This course is ideal for aspiring frontend developers, JavaScript learners, and professionals transitioning to React. Basic JavaScript knowledge is recommended, and the course is designed at an intermediate level. By the end of the course, you will be able to build full-featured React applications, manage complex state efficiently, implement routing and global state, and structure production-ready frontend projects.
In this module, we will dive into the foundational aspects of React, including its history and significant milestones. You'll learn how to set up a React project using multiple frameworks such as React 19, TypeScript, NextJS, and Remix. This section also covers essential project structuring and environment setup for building efficient React applications.
What's included
13 videos2 readings
13 videos•Total 42 minutes
- Introduction to Specialization•5 minutes
- React History - Milestone•3 minutes
- What is React RC & Latest React Version•2 minutes
- IQ - What is React RC & Latest React Version•1 minute
- Creating First Project - React 19•2 minutes
- IQ - Creating First Project - React 19•5 minutes
- Understanding Project Structure•4 minutes
- IQ - Understanding Project Structure•6 minutes
- Creating Project with TypeScript•3 minutes
- IQ - Creating Project with TypeScript•3 minutes
- Creating Project in NextJS•4 minutes
- Creating Project in Remix•3 minutes
- IQ - Project with TypeScript and Remix•2 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
- Introduction to the Course 'React Foundations & Core Frontend Development'•10 minutes
- Full Specialization Resource•10 minutes
In this module, we will explore the fundamental concepts of React, focusing on the creation and dynamic rendering of components. You’ll also learn about props, conditional rendering, and how to efficiently work with arrays and objects within your React components. By the end, you'll have a solid understanding of how to build reusable and dynamic components in React.
What's included
29 videos1 assignment
29 videos•Total 77 minutes
- Creating Component from Scratch•4 minutes
- IQ - Creating Component from Scratch•3 minutes
- Creating Product Card•5 minutes
- IQ - Creating Product Card•1 minute
- Render Dynamic Values from an Object•2 minutes
- IQ - Render Dynamic Values from an Object•1 minute
- Rendering Dynamic Values from an Array•2 minutes
- Concept of Key Attribute in Map()•3 minutes
- IQ - Rendering Dynamic Values from Array and Key Attribute•2 minutes
- React Fragment & Empty Fragment•4 minutes
- IQ - React Fragment & Empty Fragment•3 minutes
- Default vs Named Export•4 minutes
- IQ - Default vs Named Export•1 minute
- The Rules of JSX•3 minutes
- IQ - The Rules of JSX•1 minute
- Assigning JSX to Variable•2 minutes
- IQ - Assigning JSX to Variable•1 minute
- Understanding Props•4 minutes
- IQ - Understanding Props•2 minutes
- Making Product Component Dynamic Using Props•2 minutes
- Conditional Rendering•5 minutes
- IQ - Conditional Rendering•2 minutes
- Basic Event Handling - Click•3 minutes
- IQ - Basic Event Handling•2 minutes
- Parameter Passing•2 minutes
- IQ - Parameter Passing•2 minutes
- Task - Create a Dynamic Employee Component•6 minutes
- Task - Conditional Rendering on Employee Component (isActive)•3 minutes
- Task - Calculate the Factorial Value by Passing Parameter•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- React Fundamentals - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will focus on managing state within your React components using hooks like useState(). You’ll learn how state affects rendering and how to effectively update state in both simple and complex scenarios, including arrays and objects. This section will also cover advanced techniques like functional updates to improve performance and avoid unnecessary re-renders.
What's included
17 videos1 assignment
17 videos•Total 49 minutes
- What is the State and Why Needed?•3 minutes
- IQ - What is the State and Why Needed?•1 minute
- useState() Hook - Understanding State Creation•4 minutes
- IQ - useState() Hook - Understanding State Creation•2 minutes
- State as a Snapshot•3 minutes
- IQ - State as a Snapshot•1 minute
- Updating State Based on Previous State•3 minutes
- IQ - Updating State Based on Previous State•1 minute
- Working with Multiple States•5 minutes
- Initializer Function - Avoiding Recreation of Initial State•3 minutes
- IQ - Initializer Function - Avoiding Recreation of Initial State•1 minute
- Array as State•5 minutes
- IQ - Array as State•3 minutes
- Object as State•4 minutes
- IQ - Object as State•3 minutes
- Task - Initialize the State with the Large Array•3 minutes
- Task - Update the Elements of the State Using Updater Function•4 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- State Management - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will take a deep dive into React’s event handling system, covering everything from basic click events to more advanced interactions with forms and input elements. You’ll also learn about event propagation, the concept of stopping event bubbling, and how to manage form inputs effectively to create responsive applications.
What's included
33 videos1 assignment
33 videos•Total 106 minutes
- Event Handling Recap•3 minutes
- React Event Object - Synthetic Event•4 minutes
- IQ - React Event Object - Synthetic Event•2 minutes
- Input Event - Textbox•3 minutes
- Task - Input Event - Textbox•2 minutes
- IQ - Input Event - Textbox•1 minute
- Event Propagation - Bubbling•5 minutes
- IQ - Event Propagation - Bubbling•5 minutes
- Stopping Propagation•3 minutes
- IQ - Stopping Propagation•3 minutes
- preventDefault() - Preventing Default Behavior•3 minutes
- IQ - preventDefault() - Preventing Default Behavior•1 minute
- form Event with Multiple States•6 minutes
- Task - form Event with Multiple States•6 minutes
- form Event States as Object•4 minutes
- Task - Using Object State with form Event•4 minutes
- Single Event Handler Using Dynamic Key•5 minutes
- IQ - Single Event Handler Using Dynamic Key•2 minutes
- Task - Single Event Handler Using Dynamic Key•2 minutes
- Functional Update - The Correct Way•1 minute
- Input Fields - Checkbox•3 minutes
- Input Fields - Radio Button•6 minutes
- Task - Input Fields - Radio Button•3 minutes
- IQ - Input Fields•2 minutes
- Task - Form Handling Using Textbox, Checkbox & Radio Buttons•8 minutes
- Event Handling - onFocus Event•3 minutes
- Event Handling - onBlur Event•2 minutes
- Task - Event Handling - onFocus & onBlur Event•3 minutes
- Event Handling - onKeyUp & onKeyDown Event•3 minutes
- IQ - Event Handling - onKeyUp & onKeyDown Event•1 minute
- Event Handling - onMouseEnter & onMouseLeave Event•3 minutes
- Task - Event Handling - onMouseEnter & onMouseLeave Event•4 minutes
- IQ - onMouseEnter & onMouseLeave Event•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Event Handling - Deep Dive - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will apply your state management skills to build a practical e-commerce application. You’ll work with real-world functionality such as adding, editing, and deleting products, while utilizing Tailwind CSS for styling. This section will teach you how to manage complex state and use conditional rendering to enhance the user experience.
What's included
14 videos1 assignment
14 videos•Total 58 minutes
- Introduction•2 minutes
- Project Creation•3 minutes
- Project Setup with Tailwind CSS and Header Creation•5 minutes
- Creating Product Card Component•4 minutes
- Rendering Product List with Static Data•2 minutes
- Creating Add Product Modal•8 minutes
- Creating Form for Add Product•3 minutes
- Storing the Values of the Add Product Form•4 minutes
- Implementing Add Product Functionality•5 minutes
- Implementing Delete Functionality•4 minutes
- Setting Up Edit Product Form•6 minutes
- Implementing Edit Product Functionality•6 minutes
- Implementing Active/Inactive Product Functionality•4 minutes
- Rendering Active/Inactive Products•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- Managing State Practically - Deep Dive - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will explore the life cycle of React components and how to manage side effects with the useEffect() hook. You’ll learn how to fetch data, handle DOM manipulation, and clean up side effects effectively. This section also covers optimization techniques using the dependency array and introduces useLayoutEffect() for managing layout-related side effects.
What's included
16 videos1 assignment
16 videos•Total 68 minutes
- Understanding Component Life Cycle•10 minutes
- IQ - Understanding Component Life Cycle•4 minutes
- Introduction to useEffect Hook•3 minutes
- Using Simple useEffect() Hook•3 minutes
- IQ - Using Simple useEffect() Hook•1 minute
- useEffect() - Importance of the Dependency Array•5 minutes
- IQ - useEffect() - Importance of the Dependency Array•1 minute
- useEffect() - Cleanup Function•9 minutes
- IQ - useEffect() - Cleanup Function•3 minutes
- The Right Place to Call the useEffect() Hook•3 minutes
- When to Avoid Using the useEffect Hook in React•3 minutes
- Understanding React Strict Mode's Extra Setup and Cleanup Cycle•5 minutes
- useEffect() Hook - Managing Dependencies•3 minutes
- useEffect() Vs DOM Updates - Need of UseLayoutEffect()•6 minutes
- Deferring Effects Triggered by Interactions in React•3 minutes
- Understanding useEffect Only Runs on Client Side•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- useEffect() - Working with Component Life Cycles - Deep Dive - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will teach you how to integrate React Router into your application, enabling smooth navigation between pages. You’ll learn how to configure routes, manage nested routes, and pass data to child components. By the end, you'll be able to implement complex routing scenarios, including dynamic routing and programmatic navigation, to create dynamic and user-friendly SPAs.
What's included
31 videos1 assignment
31 videos•Total 124 minutes
- Introduction to Routing•6 minutes
- Understanding Routing in React•6 minutes
- Configure Routes Using React Router•4 minutes
- IQ - Configure Routes Using React Router•2 minutes
- Understanding Single-page Application and Multi-page Application•5 minutes
- IQ - SPA vs MPA•4 minutes
- Navbar Creation on Root Route•2 minutes
- Creating Products Page•6 minutes
- Not Found Page (404)•2 minutes
- IQ - Not Found Page (404)•3 minutes
- Understanding Nested Routes•5 minutes
- Dynamically Handling Nested Routes - Route Parameter•9 minutes
- IQ - Nested Routes - Route Parameter•2 minutes
- Layouts - Outlet Event•6 minutes
- IQ - Layouts - Outlet Event•2 minutes
- "index" Attribute - Referring the Parent Route•6 minutes
- IQ - "index" Attribute - Referring the Parent Route•1 minute
- Use Navbar as a Layout•3 minutes
- Passing Data to Child Component - context & useOutletContext() hook•4 minutes
- Passing Data to Child Component - "state" and useLocation() hook•3 minutes
- IQ - context, useOutletContext(), "state" and useLocation() hook•2 minutes
- Creating Product Details Card•5 minutes
- Understanding the useRoutes() hook•6 minutes
- IQ - Understanding the useRoutes() hook•2 minutes
- Understanding NavLink Component•6 minutes
- IQ - Understanding NavLink Component•2 minutes
- Navigate Component for Redirection•3 minutes
- useNavigate() - Correct Way to Redirect•6 minutes
- IQ - Navigate & useNavigate()•2 minutes
- Project Restructuring•5 minutes
- Interface Improvement•6 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- React Router - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will explore the Context API and how it helps eliminate prop drilling by managing global state. You’ll learn how to use the useContext() hook to access and manipulate global state within your components. This section will also show you how to set up nested context providers to manage different state pieces in large applications.
What's included
12 videos1 assignment
12 videos•Total 48 minutes
- Prop Drilling•4 minutes
- IQ - Prop Drilling•2 minutes
- Understanding of Context API•8 minutes
- IQ - Understanding of Context API•2 minutes
- useContext() Hook•2 minutes
- IQ - useContext() Hook•1 minute
- Creating Interface for Calculator App•7 minutes
- Setup Context API into Calculator App•6 minutes
- Handling Input Data in the Global State•4 minutes
- Global State Manipulation•4 minutes
- IQ - Global State Manipulation•1 minute
- Nested Context Providers•7 minutes
1 assignment•Total 15 minutes
- The useContext() Hook - Global State Management - Assessment•15 minutes
In this module, we will delve into Redux and Redux Toolkit (RTK) for advanced global state management in React applications. You will learn how to create slices, configure the Redux store, and dispatch actions to modify state efficiently. This section will also demonstrate how to integrate Redux with React Router to create a dynamic, state-driven application.
What's included
15 videos1 reading3 assignments
15 videos•Total 51 minutes
- Introduction to Redux and RTK•6 minutes
- IQ - Introduction to Redux and RTK•2 minutes
- Creating Slice•3 minutes
- IQ - Creating Slice•1 minute
- Configuring Store•4 minutes
- IQ - Configuring Store•2 minutes
- Fetching the Store Data - useSelector()•4 minutes
- IQ - Fetching the Store Data - useSelector()•1 minute
- Creating Actions in Slice•5 minutes
- IQ - Creating Actions in Slice•2 minutes
- How Immutability in Actions Works Behind the Scenes•3 minutes
- IQ - How Immutability in Actions Works Behind the Scenes•2 minutes
- Handling Input Values in Redux•8 minutes
- Calculating Arithmetic Operations in Redux•4 minutes
- Implementing Redux in React Router App•6 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
- Conclusion to the Course 'React Foundations & Core Frontend Development'•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 90 minutes
- Full Course Practice Assessment•15 minutes
- Redux Tool Kit (RTK) - Advanced Global State Handling - Assessment•15 minutes
- Full Course Assessment•60 minutes
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React Foundations & Core Frontend Development is a comprehensive course that introduces learners to the fundamentals of React, a popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. This course is highly relevant as React is widely used in web development for creating dynamic, fast, and scalable applications. By mastering React, you’ll gain the skills needed to build modern web applications and improve your career prospects in frontend development.
This course focuses on the core principles of React and frontend development. It covers essential topics like creating React components, managing state, handling events, working with component life cycles, and using hooks such as useState() and useEffect(). The course also dives into advanced concepts like React Router, Context API, Redux Toolkit, and more, allowing you to build and manage large-scale applications with ease. Additionally, it includes hands-on tasks and projects for practical experience.
After completing this course, you’ll be able to create dynamic React applications with solid state management. You’ll understand React component structure, handle events, manage global state with Context API and Redux, and implement routing with React Router. You will also be proficient in using advanced hooks like useEffect() and useState(), making you ready to build real-world, scalable web applications.
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