Month 1: React.js Fundamentals

• Week 1: Introduction to React

  • What is React? Why use it?
  • Installation and setup (Node.js, npm, create-react-app)
  • Understanding JSX
  • React components (Functional vs. Class components)
  • Hands-on: Building your first React component

• Week 2: Component State and Props

  • Props in React
  • State in functional components (useState)
  • State in class components (setState)
  • Hands-on: Building a stateful component (e.g., a counter app)

• Week 3: Event Handling and Conditional Rendering

  • Handling events in React (onClick, onChange, etc.)
  • Conditional rendering (if-else, ternary operator)
  • Lists and keys in React
  • Hands-on: Building a to-do list app

• Week 4: Forms and Input Handling

  • Controlled vs. uncontrolled components
  • Form handling and validation
  • Using refs in React
  • Hands-on: Creating a form for user input (e.g., a login form)

Month 2: State Management and Lifecycle

• Week 5: Component Lifecycle

  • Class component lifecycle methods (componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate, componentWillUnmount)
  • useEffect Hook in functional components
  • Hands-on: Building a component with lifecycle methods (e.g., a weather app)

• Week 6: Advanced State Management

  • Lifting state up
  • Context API for global state management
  • Prop drilling and how to avoid it
  • Hands-on: Using Context API for state management

• Week 7: Routing with React Router

  • Setting up React Router
  • Navigating between pages
  • Dynamic routing and URL parameters
  • Protected routes and redirects
  • Hands-on: Building a multi-page app with navigation

• Week 8: Working with APIs

  • Fetching data with Fetch API and Axios
  • Handling async operations with promises and async/await
  • Error handling in API requests
  • Hands-on: Building an app that fetches data from an API (e.g., GitHub users list)

Month 3: Advanced React Concepts

• Week 9: Hooks in-depth

  • useState, useEffect, useContext, and custom hooks
  • useReducer for advanced state management
  • useRef and useMemo
  • Hands-on: Building a custom hook for form validation

• Week 10: Performance Optimization

  • Memoization with useMemo and React.memo
  • Lazy loading components with React.lazy and Suspense
  • Handling large lists with React’s virtual DOM
  • Hands-on: Optimizing the performance of a large-scale app

• Week 11: Handling Side Effects and Debugging

  • Common side effects and their solutions
  • Debugging React applications (React Developer Tools)
  • Error boundaries in React
  • Hands-on: Implementing error boundaries in a project

• Week 12: Styling in React

  • CSS modules and inline styling
  • Styled-components and CSS-in-JS libraries
  • Responsive design in React
  • Hands-on: Creating a fully responsive React app

Month 4: Ecosystem, Deployment, and Final Projects

• Week 13: State Management with Redux (Optional)

  • Introduction to Redux
  • Actions, reducers, and store
  • Connecting Redux to React components
  • Hands-on: Building an app with Redux for state management

• Week 14: TypeScript with React

  • Why use TypeScript?
  • Setting up a React project with TypeScript
  • Types, interfaces, and props in TypeScript
  • Hands-on: Refactoring a React project using TypeScript

• Week 15: Testing in React

  • Introduction to testing (Jest, React Testing Library)
  • Unit testing React components
  • Snapshot testing
  • Hands-on: Writing tests for a React component

• Week 16: Deployment and Final Project

  • Building and optimizing the app for production
  • Deploying React apps to platforms like Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages
  • Hands-on: Deploying the final project
  • Final Project: Build a complete app (e.g., an e-commerce store, blog, social media dashboard)