Roadmap React Dev

Resources

1. Basics
   1. HTML
      • Learn the basics of HTML
      • Make a few pages as an exercise
   2. CSS
      • Learn the basics of CSS
      • Style pages from previous step
      • Build a page with grid and flexbox
   3. JS Basics
      • Get familiar with the syntax
      • Learn basic operations on DOM
      • Learn mechanisms typical for JS (Hoisting, Event Bubbling, Prototyping)
      • Make some AJAX (XHR) calls
      • Learn new features (ECMA Script 6+)
      • Additionally, get familiar with the jQuery library
2. General Development Skills
   1. Learn GIT, create a few repositories on GitHub, share your code with other people
   2. Know HTTP(S) protocol, request methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, OPTIONS)
   3. Don't be afraid of using Google, Power Searching with Google
   4. Get familiar with terminal, configure your shell (bash, zsh, fish)
   5. Read a few books about algorithms and data structures
   6. Read a few books about design patterns
3. Learn React on official website or complete some courses
4. Get familiar with tools that you will be using
   1. Package Managers
      • npm
      • yarn
      • pnpm
   2. Task Runners
      • npm scripts
      • gulp
   • Webpack
   • Rollup
   • Parcel
5. Styling
   1. CSS Preprocessor
      • Sass/CSS
      • PostCSS
      • Less
      • Stylus
   2. CSS Frameworks
      • Bootstrap
      • Materialize, Material UI, Material Design Lite
      • Bulma
      • Semantic UI
   3. CSS Architecture
      • BEM
      • CSS Modules
      • Atomic
      • OOCSS
      • SMACSS
      • SUITCSS
   4. CSS in JS
      • Styled Components
      • Radium
      • Emotion
      • JSS
      • Aphrodite
6. State Management
   1. Component State/Context API
   2. Redux
      1. Async actions (Side Effects)
         • Redux Thunk
         • Redux Better Promise
         • Redux Saga
         • Redux Observable
      2. Helpers
         • Rematch
         • Reselect
      3. Data persistence
         • Redux Persist
         • Redux Phoenix
      4. Redux Form
   3. MobX
7. Type Checkers
   • PropTypes
   • TypeScript
   • Flow
8. Form Helpers
   • Redux Form
   • Formik
   • Formsy
   • Final Form
9. Routing
   • React-Router
   • Router5
   • Redux-First Router
   • Reach Router
10. API Clients
    1. REST
       • Fetch
       • SuperAgent
       • axios
    2. GraphQL
       • Apollo
       • Relay
       • urql
11. Utility Libraries
    • Lodash
    • Moment
    • classnames
    • Numeral
    • RxJS
    • ImmutableJS
    • Ramda
12. Testing
    1. Unit Testing
       • Jest
       • Enzyme
       • Sinon
       • Mocha
       • Chai
       • AVA
       • Tape
    2. End to End Testing
       • Selenium, Webdriver
       • Cypress
       • Puppeteer
       • Cucumber.js
       • Nightwatch.js
    3. Integration Testing
       • Karma
13. Internationalization
    • React Intl
    • React i18next
14. Server Side Rendering
    • Next.js
    • After.js
    • Rogue
15. Static Site Generator
    • Gatsby
16. Backend Framework Integration
    • React on Rails
17. Mobile
    • React Native
    • Cordova/Phonegap
18. Desktop
    • Proton Native
    • Electron
    • React Native Windows
19. Virtual Reality
    • React 360