/rctr-8-2-21

GA Welcome to React Development Live Online!

Dates and Times

  • Prework Due: Mon, Aug 2nd 2021
  • Course Duration: Aug 2nd - Oct 11th
  • Course Days: Mondays and Wednesday
  • Course Times: 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST / 8:00pm - 10:00pm EST
  • No Class: Sep 6th - Labor Day

Your Instructional Team

GA Profile Preferred Contact Method Backup Contact Method
Lead Instructor Joe Keohan Slack jkeohan@@gmail.com
Instructor Assistant Nathaniel Stack Slack nathaniel.stack@generalassemb.ly

Important Links

Link Note
Slack Channel #rctr-802 Primary method of communication for the course
Zoom Class Room Pinned in Slack Channel Same link every class!
Exit Ticket link Use the same link at the end of every class!
Homework link Add CodeSandbox link to HW
Office Hours link Schedule 1on1's

Course Schedule

The class schedule is as follows:

Class Date Class Topic Homework Recording
Part 1: Fundamentals
1 Mon 08/02 Class Orientation

Intro To React
  • Read: Why React For The Front End
  • Read: Props and JSX
    		•  Recording
    2 Wed 08/4 Components and JSX

    Nested Components
  • Do: React Floorplan
    		•  Recording
    3 Mon 08/09 Intro To Props
  • Read: React useState Hook
  • Read: 4 Examples of the useState Hook
    		•  Recording
    4 Wed 08/11 Intro To State
  • Do: React Cities
  • Bonus Do: Traffic Light
  • Read: Lifting State In React
    		•  Recording
    5 Mon 08/16 Lifting State
  • Read: Controlled and Uncontrolled Components
  • Read: How to use useRef
    		•  Recording
    6 Wed 09/18 Controlled vs Uncontrolled Components and the useRef Hook
  • Do: Shopping Cart With Input
  • Read: useEffect Hook
    		•  Recording
    7 Mon 08/23 React Lifecycle States & The useEffect Hook Read: Fetching Data Using useEffect Recording
    8 Wed 08/25 Making API calls using useEffect
  • Do: Render Giphys
  • Bonus Do: Weather App
  • Read: How To use useContext
    		•  Recording
    9 Mon 08/30 useContext Read: The useReducer Hook Recording
    10 Wed 09/01 useReducer
  • Do: Shopping Cart Refactor
  • Read: Managing Complex State with useReducer Hook
  • Read: React Router in 5 Minutes
    		•  Recording
    11 Mon 09/06 LABOR DAY - NO CLASS
    12 Wed 09/08 React Router
  • Do: Final Project - Wireframes
  • Read: React Router - Complete Guide
    		•  Recording
    13 Mon 09/13 React Router Cont...
  • Read: React Router A to Z 2020
  • useHistory Hook For React Router
    		•  Recording
    14 Wed 09/15 Final Project 1on1's
  • Do: Final Project - Initial Build
  • Read: 4 Ways to Style CSS in React
  • Read: 7 Ways to Style React Components
    		•
    15 Mon 09/20 Styling Components
  • Read:React-Redux Tutorial - Robin Wieruch
  • Read: What Does Redux Do? - david ceddia
    		•  Recording
    16 Wed 09/22 Intro To Redux
  • Do: Final Project - MVP
  • Read: useLocalStorage Hook
  • Read: Writing Your Own Custom Hooks
  • Read: 11 Custom Hooks
    		•  Recording
    17 Mon 09/27 Custom Hooks
  • Read: React Testing - Jest/Enzyme
    		•  Recording
    18 Wed 09/29 Testing In React
  • Do: Final Project - MVP
    		•  Recording
    19 Mon 10/04 Final Project 1on1's
  • Do: Final Project - MVP/PostMVP
    		•
    20 Wed 10/06 React & Mapbox
  • Do: Final Project - MVP
    		•  Recording
    21 Mon 10/11 Project Presentations Recording