Module 1: Introduction to React

• What is React?
  • Overview of React and its ecosystem
  • History and evolution of React
  • Understanding Single Page Applications (SPAs)
  • Key features and benefits of using React

Module 2: Setting Up the Development Environment

• Environment Setup
  • Installing Node.js and npm (Node Package Manager)
  • Creating a new React application using Create React App
  • Understanding the project structure and files
  • Basic commands for React development

Module 3: JSX (JavaScript XML)

• Understanding JSX
  • What is JSX? Syntax and use cases
  • Embedding JavaScript expressions in JSX
  • Differences between JSX and HTML
  • Best practices for writing JSX

Module 4: Components and Props

• Introduction to Components
  • Understanding functional vs. class components
  • Creating and rendering components
  • Component lifecycle methods (for class components)
  • Passing data with props
  • Prop types and default props

Module 5: State Management

• Managing State in React
  • Understanding state and its importance
  • Using the useState hook for functional components
  • Class component state management
  • Lifting state up: sharing state between components

Module 6: Event Handling

• Handling Events in React
  • Understanding synthetic events in React
  • Binding event handlers
  • Handling user input in forms
  • Preventing default behavior

Module 7: Conditional Rendering

• Rendering Components Conditionally
  • Using if-else statements in JSX
  • Ternary operators for conditional rendering
  • Rendering lists and elements based on conditions

Module 8: Lists and Keys

• Rendering Lists in React
  • Mapping over arrays to render components
  • Importance of keys in lists
  • Best practices for using keys

Module 9: React Router

• Routing in React Applications
  • Introduction to React Router
  • Setting up routes for navigation
  • Nested routes and dynamic routing
  • Route parameters and handling 404 pages

Module 10: Forms and Controlled Components

• Working with Forms
  • Creating controlled components
  • Handling form submissions
  • Validating form inputs
  • Managing multi-step forms

Module 11: Context API

• Global State Management with Context
  • Understanding Context API and its purpose
  • Creating and using Context
  • Providing and consuming context in components
  • Comparing Context API with Redux

Module 12: React Hooks

• Introduction to React Hooks
  • Understanding the purpose of hooks
  • Using built-in hooks: useEffect, useContext, useReducer, useRef
  • Creating custom hooks for reusable logic
  • Best practices for using hooks

Module 13: Higher-Order Components (HOCs) and Render Props

• Advanced Component Patterns
  • Understanding Higher-Order Components (HOCs)
  • Creating and using HOCs
  • Introduction to render props pattern
  • When to use HOCs vs. render props

Module 14: Testing React Applications

• Testing Components
  • Introduction to testing in React
  • Setting up Jest and React Testing Library
  • Writing unit tests for components
  • Testing hooks and asynchronous components
  • Mocking API calls in tests

Module 15: State Management Libraries

• Introduction to Redux
  • Understanding state management challenges
  • Setting up Redux in a React application
  • Actions, reducers, and the store
  • Connecting Redux with React components
  • Middleware and asynchronous actions with Redux Thunk

Module 16: Performance Optimization

• Optimizing React Applications
  • Best practices for performance
  • Code splitting and lazy loading
  • Using React.memo and useMemo
  • Profiling and optimizing rendering

Module 17: Building and Deploying Applications

• Deployment Strategies
  • Building the application for production
  • Deployment options: Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages, and AWS
  • Setting up continuous deployment pipelines

Module 18: Real-Time Project Implementation

• Capstone Project
  • Working on a real-world project from start to finish
  • Implementing features using React and related technologies
  • Code reviews and best practices