Table of Contents

Why React?

Rendering with JSX

Component Properties, State, and Context

Getting Started with Hooks

Event Handling, the React Way

Crafting Reusable Components

The React Component Life Cycle

Validating Component Properties

Handling Navigation with Routes

Code Splitting Using Lazy Components and Suspense

Server-Side React Components

User Interface Framework Components

High-Performance State Updates

Why React Native?

React Native Under the Hood

Kick-Starting React Native Projects

Building Responsive Layouts with Flexbox

Navigating Between Screens

Rendering Item Lists

Showing Progress

Geolocation and Maps

Collecting User Input

Displaying Modal Screens

Responding to User Gestures

Using Animations

Controlling Image Display

Going Offline

Selecting Native UI Components Using NativeBase

Handling Application State

Why GraphQL?

Building a GraphQL React App

About the Author

Adam Boduch has been involved in large-scale JavaScript development for nearly 15 years. Before moving to the frontend, he worked on several large-scale cloud computing products using Python and Linux. No stranger to complexity, Adam has practical experience with real-world software systems and the scaling challenges they pose. Roy Derks is a serial start-up CTO, international speaker, and author from the Netherlands. He has been working with React, React Native, and GraphQL since 2016. You might know him from the book “React Projects – Second Edition”, which was released by Packt earlier this year. Over the last few years, he has inspired tens of thousands of developers worldwide through his talks, books, workshops, and courses. Mikhail Sakhniuk is Software Engineer with high proficiency in JavaScript, React and React Native. He has more than 5 years of experience in developing web and mobile applications. He has worked for startups, fintech companies, and product companies with more than 20 million users. Currently, Mikhail is working at Miro as a Frontend Engineer. In addition, he owns and maintains a few open-source projects. He also shares his experience and knowledge through books and articles.