ReactJS – Learn From Scratch

Module 1: Foundations of Web and React

  1. What is a Website?
    • Browser, HTML, CSS, JS — like bricks, paint, and brain of a house.
  2. What is JavaScript?
    • The language of interaction. Add click, type, move logic.
  3. Why React?
    • From dull pages to LEGO-style smart websites.
  4. Setting Up Your Playground
    • Install Node.js, VS Code, Create React App / Vite

Module 2: Getting Started with React

  1. Understanding Components
    • Your app is made of blocks (Header, Button, Card)
  2. JSX — The Magic HTML Inside JS
    • Write <div>Hello</div> inside a JS function
  3. Props — Sending Gifts to Components
    • Reuse same component with different data
  4. State — Remembering Things
    • Count clicks, remember input text
  5. Event Handling
    • Click, type, hover — React reacts!

Module 3: Smart React Apps

  1. Lists & Keys
    • Display shopping list or todo list
  2. Forms & Controlled Inputs
    • User types, we remember what they typed
  3. useEffect — Doing Things on Page Load
    • API call, show timer, update title
  4. Conditional Rendering
    • Show/hide blocks using if, ?, &&
  5. Lifting State Up
    • Let parent know when child changes

Module 4: Thinking Like a React Developer

  1. React Thinking — State Tree & Data Flow
    • Top to bottom data, bottom to top events
  2. Component Folder Structure
    • Keep code neat like school notebooks
  3. Debugging with Console & React DevTools

Module 5: Mini Projects for Practice

  1. Counter App
  2. To-Do App
  3. Quiz App
  4. Weather App (with basic API)

Will introduce fetch() with a note: “We’ll explore APIs and servers in detail in the backend series.”


Module 6: What’s Next?

  1. What Are Hooks Really?
  2. React Router — Multi-Page UI
  3. Intro to Backend & Database (Optional Prep)
  4. Your Roadmap to Become a Pro React Developer