React Tutorial

Learn React from scratch - Build modern web applications

⚛️ Welcome to React!

React is a powerful JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Created by Facebook, it helps you create interactive, fast, and reusable components for modern web applications with ease.


// Your first React component
function Welcome() {
  return <h1>Hello, React!</h1>;
}
                                    

Why Learn React?

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Fast & Efficient

React uses a virtual DOM to update only what's needed, making your apps lightning fast.

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Component-Based

Build reusable UI components that manage their own state and compose them into complex interfaces.

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Learn Once, Write Anywhere

Use React for web apps, mobile apps (React Native), and even desktop applications.

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Popular & Supported

Used by Facebook, Instagram, Netflix, and thousands of companies worldwide with huge community support.

🔹 What You'll Learn

This tutorial covers everything you need to start building React applications:

  • React Basics: Components, JSX, and props
  • State Management: Managing data in your components
  • Events: Handling user interactions
  • Hooks: Modern React features like useState and useEffect
  • Routing: Creating multi-page applications
  • Best Practices: Writing clean, maintainable React code

🔹 Simple React Example

Here's a basic React component that displays a greeting message:

import React from 'react';

function Greeting() {
  const name = "Beginner";
  
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Welcome to React, {name}!</h1>
      <p>Let's start building amazing apps!</p>
    </div>
  );
}

export default Greeting;

Output:

Welcome to React, Beginner!

Let's start building amazing apps!

🔹 Prerequisites

Before starting with React, you should have basic knowledge of:

  • HTML: Structure of web pages
  • CSS: Styling web pages
  • JavaScript: Variables, functions, arrays, and objects
  • ES6: Arrow functions, destructuring, and modules (helpful but not required)

🔹 How to Use This Tutorial

Follow these steps to get the most out of this React tutorial:

  1. Read each section carefully and understand the concepts
  2. Try the code examples in your own editor
  3. Experiment by modifying the examples
  4. Complete the quizzes to test your knowledge
  5. Build small projects to practice what you've learned

🧠 Test Your Knowledge

What is React?