Building Interactive Applications with React, Redux and GraphQL

Introduction

• React vs Angular and other Frameworks

Understanding React

• JSX, Components and Props, the Component Life Cycle, etc.
• Managing application state vs data state

Writing React Applications with ES6

• Syntax and ES6+ features to watch out for

Setting up the Development Environment

Overview of Node.js

Installing and Configuring Node.js

Overview of Webpack and Babel

• Understanding "transformation" (translating JSX into JavaScript)

Installing and Configuring Webpack

Installing and Configuring Babel

Installing React and ReactDOM

Writing Your First React Application

Configuring WebPack to Watch for Changes to Source Files

Configuring npm as a Tool Runner

Extending the React Application with New Components

Implement the Flux and Redux Architecture into a React Application

Understanding Flux and Redux

• Stateless Components, Actions, Reducers, Dispatchers, Middleware, Containers, etc.

Building Multiple Views into the React Application

Installing and Configuring Redux

Creating a Simple To-do List with Flux/Redux (with mock server API)

Integrating a Backend with your React Application: GraphQL and Apollo

Overview of GraphQL

• Data Types, Schemas, Graph Structure, and Integration with React
• Limitations of Restful Routing
• GraphQL vs SQL

Writing a GraphQL Query

Authenticating Users

Integrating React Router with GraphQL

Building a Simple Blog with React and GraphQL

Testing your React Application

Processing React Applications with npm Command-line Scripts

Troubleshooting

Structuring the App Repository

Best Practices for Writing React Code

Deploying Your React Application

A Word on Mobile Applications with React Native

Summary and Conclusion