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Book Description: React for the Real WorldTired of fragmented tutorials and ""Hello, World"" examples? Go from knowing about React to building real-world, production-ready applications you can actually deploy. React for the Real World is the definitive project-based guide for developers ready to master modern React. This book cuts through the noise and focuses on the practical skills needed to build professional, single-page applications (SPAs) from the ground up. Forget isolated concepts-you will learn by doing, building a complete, feature-rich ""RateMyMovie"" application from an empty folder to a live, deployed website. Step-by-step, you will master the entire modern React ecosystem, including: Core Fundamentals: Learn to think in Components and write clean, declarative UIs with JSX. State Management: Go from useState to tackling complex state with the Context API and useReducer, solving ""prop drilling"" forever. Side Effects & Data Fetching: Master the useEffect Hook to fetch live data from a real API, complete with professional loading and error handling states. Client-Side Routing: Build a true SPA with React Router, including dynamic routes for detail pages and programmatic navigation. Modern Hooks & Patterns: Learn to write your own Custom Hooks (useFetch, useLocalStorage) to create reusable, DRY, and maintainable code. Performance & Deployment: Optimize your app with React.memo and code-splitting, then deploy it to the world with a zero-config CI/CD pipeline on Vercel/Netlify. This isn't just a book about what React does; it's a book about how to use it to build the kind of impressive, portfolio-worthy applications that will level up your career. Tired of fragmented tutorials and ""Hello, World"" examples? Go from knowing about React to building real-world, production-ready applications you can actually deploy. React for the Real World is the definitive project-based guide for developers ready to master modern React.js. This book cuts through the noise and focuses on the practical skills needed to build professional, single-page applications (SPAs) from the ground up. Forget isolated concepts-you will learn by doing, building a complete, feature-rich ""RateMyMovie"" application from an empty folder to a live, deployed website. Step-by-step, this React tutorial will guide you through the entire modern React ecosystem: Core React Fundamentals: Learn to think in Components and write clean, declarative UIs with JSX. State Management with Hooks: Master useState for local state and conquer global state management with the Context API and the powerful useReducer Hook, solving ""prop drilling"" forever. API Data Fetching: Learn to handle side effects with the useEffect Hook to fetch live data from a real-world API, complete with professional loading and error handling. Client-Side Routing with React Router: Build a true SPA with React Router, including dynamic routes (/movie/: id), nested layouts, and programmatic navigation. Advanced Patterns & Custom Hooks: Elevate your code by creating your own reusable Custom Hooks like useFetch and useLocalStorage to write clean, DRY, and maintainable logic. Performance & Deployment: Learn to optimize your app with React.memo, useMemo, and code-splitting with React.lazy. Finally, deploy your application to a global audience with a zero-config CI/CD pipeline on Vercel or Netlify. Stop learning in fragments. Start building for the real world. Grab your copy today and become the confident, job-ready React developer you want to be.

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