The Road to React
by Robin Wieruch · first published 2018
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Hands-on, project-driven introduction to React and modern JavaScript, building one app step by step; suited to beginners and to those who want a fast path into React without the hype.
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Shameless plug if allowed: “The Road to React” goes through one large project to teach React.js from beginner to intermediate. I learned that going through one project it allows the teacher to go through a series of foundational aspects of the topic…
on “Ask HN: Books that teach programming by building a series of small projects?” ↗…and I wouldn't recommend using it. It's much better just to use Vite with React as a plugin. Then you only need to install three React packages to get your app going. The best tutorial I've used was "Road to React" by Robin Weiruch. His example app you learn is how to build a Hacker News front page. Very clear and it goes step by step. Most of the tutorials online are all over the place, or mix Class tutorials…
on “The Future of Htmx” ↗…active for at least a decade. By that point most popular stuff has at least one good published book on it explaining it in an accessible way. William S. Vincent's Django for Beginners, Robin Wieruch's Road to React, (a little older) The Definitive Guide to SQLite, and (a little heavier) Haskell Programming From First Principles are all excellent examples of this that I've read cover to cover. Maybe the only strange…
on “Share Your Experience of Learning a New Library” ↗