--- product_id: 84319988 title: "The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js" price: "€ 69.69" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/84319988-the-road-to-react-your-journey-to-master-plain-pragmatic store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js **Price:** € 69.69 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js - **How much does it cost?** € 69.69 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/84319988-the-road-to-react-your-journey-to-master-plain-pragmatic) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description LAST UPDATE: 30. January 2025 The Road to React: The React.js with Hooks in JavaScript Book (2025 Edition) - is a comprehensive and pragmatic yet concise React 19 with Hooks (+ opt-in TypeScript) book. Purchase of this book includes free online access to the always up-to-date digital book. What you will learn. "The Road to React" made its debut in 2016, and since then, I've almost rewritten it annually. This book teaches the core principles of React, guiding you through building a practical application in pure React without complex tooling. The book covers everything from setting up the project to deploying it on a server. Each chapter includes additional recommended reading and exercises. By the end, you'll have the skills to develop your own React applications. In "The Road to React," I establish a solid foundation before delving into the broader React ecosystem. The book clarifies general concepts, patterns, and best practices for real-world React applications. Ultimately, you'll learn to construct a React application from scratch, incorporating features such as pagination, client-side and server-side searching, and advanced UI interactions like sorting. Is it up to date? Programming books are usually outdated soon after their release, but since this book is self- published, I can update it as needed whenever a new version of something related to this book gets released. I am a beginner. Is this book for me? Yes. The book starts from zero and takes you through the learning experience step by step. Every chapter builds up on the learnings from the previous chapter. In addition, at the end of every chapter, exercises fortify your lessons learned. If you got stuck in a chapter, you will always find a reference URL to the status quo of the actual code. Core Concepts Pragmatic: Master React while building a complete application step by step. Problems Solving: You need to experience a problem first before solving it. The Why: Readers like how the book answers the Why , not only the How . Table of Contents Fundamentals of React Hello React Requirements Setting up a React Project Meet the React Component React JSS Lists in React Meet another React Component React Component Instantiation ReactDOM React Component Definition (Advanced) Handler Function in JSX React Props React State Callback Handlers in JSX Lifting State in React React Controlled Components Props Handling (Advanced) React Side-Effects React Custom Hooks (Advanced) React Fragments Reusable React Component React Component Composition Imperative React Inline Handler in JSX React Asynchronous Data React Conditional Rendering React Advanced State React Impossible States Data Fetching with React Data Re-Fetching in React Memoized Handler in React (Advanced) Explicit Data Fetching with React Third-Party Libraries in React Async/Await in React (Advanced) Forms in React Styling in React CSS in React CSS Modules in React Styled Components in React SVGs in React React Maintenance Performance in React (Advanced) TypeScript in React Unit Testing to Integration Testing React Project Structure Real World React (Advanced) Sorting Reverse Sort Remember Last Searches Paginated Fetch Deploying a React Application Build Process Deploy to Firebase Review: One of the best books I've read - I've read many programming books, and this one is one of the most dynamic in the way it is written. You can move very fast from basic concepts, to more complex ones, gradually learning through coding yourself. The footnotes are invaluable, because the author has many, many contents online available to dive deeper into important features of the language. Simply great, thanks to the author for an awesome work. Review: Perfect for Learning React with Confidence - I recently purchased this React learning book and I couldn’t be happier with it. The content is clear, well-structured, and very easy to follow, even for someone who’s just starting out. It covers the fundamentals in a practical way with plenty of examples, and it also dives into more advanced topics at just the right pace. I feel much more confident working with React after going through it. The seller was also fantastic—fast shipping, great communication, and the book arrived in perfect condition. Overall, an excellent learning resource and a smooth buying experience. Highly recommend both the book and the seller! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #155,454 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #14 in JavaScript Programming (Books) #60 in Software Design & Engineering #157 in Software Development (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 849 Reviews | ## Images ![The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518+W2zr3BL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the best books I've read *by N***O on January 22, 2026* I've read many programming books, and this one is one of the most dynamic in the way it is written. You can move very fast from basic concepts, to more complex ones, gradually learning through coding yourself. The footnotes are invaluable, because the author has many, many contents online available to dive deeper into important features of the language. Simply great, thanks to the author for an awesome work. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Perfect for Learning React with Confidence *by A***N on October 2, 2025* I recently purchased this React learning book and I couldn’t be happier with it. The content is clear, well-structured, and very easy to follow, even for someone who’s just starting out. It covers the fundamentals in a practical way with plenty of examples, and it also dives into more advanced topics at just the right pace. I feel much more confident working with React after going through it. The seller was also fantastic—fast shipping, great communication, and the book arrived in perfect condition. Overall, an excellent learning resource and a smooth buying experience. Highly recommend both the book and the seller! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent resource to better understanding React *by P***L on November 12, 2022* I had already taken a course on React and built a couple of projects, but felt I needed additional resources to further explain what the documentation and the course could not. What Robin does exceptionally well is: clearly and plainly explain what things do, how they work/ how they do it, and when they would be used. I cannot stress enough the the importance of the "when"; providing easy to follow scenarios is crucial for tying together concepts, and Robin hits a home run. His illustrated diagrams, which detail control flow are a God-send! The flow to each chapter is smooth. At the end of each section, readers are provided with additional resources in the form of external links that dive deeper into the main concepts covered in the book, which was intentionally done to avoid ending up with a 600 page book. If you have experience with React, this will be a very efficient read (no fluff). Additional concepts are provided as bonus chapters which readers can branch off into and build upon the very small core project. Just like anything else, one resource will not provide everything you need, so do not expect this book to be the end-all, be-all for your React learning, so couple it with one or two resources: React - The Complete Guide on Udemy and the official React documentation. This book helped clear up many concepts that were fuzzy to me, improved my confidence developing in React and made it more fun. I highly recommend purchasing this book. You will not be disappointed. 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