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Open the Terminal

If you're using a Mac computer, open the Terminal by doing Command () + Space and typing Terminal.

If you're on Windows, you need to install the Windows Subsystem for Linux on your computer. You can use any Linux distribution software that you wish, but Ubuntu is one of the most popular ones. Then, you'll need to use the Terminal from the Linux distribution software to code. There's a lot of tutorials out there that can help you go through the steps to install Linux on your computer.

Once the Terminal is open, make sure that you have NodeJS installed on your computer by running the following command:

node -v

If a version is printed on the Terminal, it means that you already have Node installed on your computer. The Node version you have should be higher or equal than 10.16 for Create React App to work. If you don't have Node or don't have the right version, you can head over to https://nodejs.org/en/ and download it.

Next, make sure that your npm - the Node Package Manager - version is higher or equal than 5.6. To check your version, run

npm -v

You can upgrade to the latest version by running

npm install -g npm@latest

Create your React app

Now that the setup is done, we can create our React app!

Go into the Downloads folder - or any other folder that you wish.

cd ~/Downloads

Run the following command in the Terminal:

npx create-react-app my-app

This creates a new React app, and we call this app my-app. You can change the name to another that pleases you. It can take some time to create your project.

Go into your project folder

Go into your app.

cd my-app

Open the code editor. If you're using Visual Studio Code, you can run the following command to open it:

code .

Once your code editor is open, you can go in the src folder. The App.js file is the one that you can edit to change how your page is displayed. The magic of React is that every time you save your file, it'll reload the page automatically for you!

Start your server

Once you're ready, run your server!

yarn start

It will automatically open Chrome - or your default web browser - and land on localhost:3000, where you'll see a big rotating React logo. If you see this screen, you're good to go and ready to develop your first React application!

Screen Shot 2021-03-18 at 4.29.53 PM

Stop your server

When you're done coding, you can stop your server by doing Control (^) + C on your keyboard.

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react-hooks-handbook-create-your-first-react-app

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Intro to React Hooks

An overview of React Hooks and the frameworks you can use to build your React application blazingly fast

3:39

2

Create your first React app

Create your first React project from the Terminal and save it on your local computer

4:23

3

React Component

Create your first JSX component using React

2:54

4

Styling in React

How to style your React components using inline styling, separate stylesheets or styled-components

5:06

5

Styles and Props

Render different styles depending on different properties passed to your component

2:22

6

Understanding Hooks

Learn about the basics of React Hooks, which introduced at React Conf 2018

3:21

7

useState Hook

Use the useState hook to manage local state in your React component

2:54

8

useEffect Hook

Manage with your component's lifecycle with the useEffect hook

3:41

9

useRef Hook

Learn about the useRef hook, which replaces the JavaScript getElementById way

3:00

10

Props

Learn about props in React to pass data from parent to child components

3:11

11

Conditional Rendering

Render different UIs depending on different conditions and states

4:21

12

Load Local Data

Load local JSON data into your React application

4:04

13

Fetch Data from an API

Learn the basics of asynchronous functions and promises by fetching data from an API using fetch, useEffect and useState

5:40

14

Toggle a state

Learn how to toggle a state from true to false and back again

4:05

15

useInput Hook

Create a hook to get the value and the onChange event of input fields

6:04

16

Gatsby and React

Create a static content-oriented website using React on Gatsby

6:44

17

NextJS and React

Create your first NextJS React application

5:24

18

React TypeScript Part 1

Learn how to create a React TypeScript application using the Create React App, Gatsby and NextJS methods

8:19

19

React TypeScript Part 2

Learn the basics of TypeScript and how to use TypeScript in a React component

7:35

20

useScrollPosition Hook

Create a custom hook to listen to the current window position of the user

4:26

21

useOnScreen hook

Create a custom hook to listen to when an element is visible on screen

8:08

22

useContext Hook

Manage global states throughout the entire application

8:32

23

Fragments

Group multiple children together with React Fragments

2:43

24

Lazy Loading

Lazy Load heavy components to improve performance

4:05

25

React Suspense

Wait for data with React Suspense and React.lazy

3:13

26

Environment Variables

Make environment variables secret with a .env file

4:43

27

Reach Router

Create a multiple-pages React application with Reach Router

5:31

28

URL Params

Create unique URL with URL Params

4:04

29

SEO and Metadata

Optimize a React application for search engines with React Helmet

6:47

30

Favicon

Add an icon to a React website

3:03

31

Dynamic Favicon

Change the favicon's fill color depending on the user's system appearance

2:14

32

PropTypes

Implement props type-checking with PropTypes

3:54

33

Custom PropTypes

Create a custom PropType using a validator function

3:58

34

useMemo Hook

Prevent unnecessary re-renders when the component stays the same

4:05

35

forwardRef Hook

Forward a ref to a child component

3:28

36

Handling Events

How to handle events in React

5:44

37

Spread attributes

Learn how to make use of the spread operator

3:35

38

useMousePosition Hook

Detect the user's mouse position on a bound element

4:55

39

useReducer with useContext Part 1

Create a reducer to be used in a context

7:33

40

useReducer with useContext Part 2

Incorporate useReducer with useContext

6:48

41

useReducer with useContext Part 3

Connect the context and reducer with the frontend

5:43

42

Netlify

Deploy to production using Netlify

5:08

43

Gatsby Cloud

Deploy to production using Gatsby Cloud

6:19

44

Gatsby Plugin Image

Use gatsby-plugin-image for automatic image resizing, formatting, and higher performance

8:11

45

useOnClickOutside Hook

Toggle a modal visibility with a useOnClickOutside hook

6:32

46

useWindowSize Hook

Create a hook to determine the width and height of the window

4:14

47

usePageBottom hook

Detect if the user scrolled to the bottom of the page

4:48

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useLocalStorage Hook

Store an item in a browser's local storage

5:27

49

Three.js in React Part 1

Bring your website to life with beautiful 3D objects

17:33

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Three.js in React Part 2

Bring your website to life with beautiful 3D objects

11:18