Learning React: A Hands-on Guide to Building Maintainable, High-performing Web Application User Interfaces Using the React Javascript Library 1st Edition

I rarely review books. I don't even remember the last time I reviewed a book. I may have never reviewed a book in my life. In any event, I felt obligated to review this book because it was so well written. I've ready many programming books on many languages and this one is the only one to keep my attention all the way to the end. Every chapter builds upon the previous one. It starts out elementary and then works its way through more complex ideas. I understand JavaScript but this book explained to me how React works. The author is a born teacher and I appreciate his efforts! Thank you.

This is a very well-written book that explains the basics of React very clearly. However, as is common with many "Learning ____" books, it's coverage is very shallow and the user will not learn anything other than the absolute basics. In addition, its focus on "clueless beginners" may turn off more experienced developers who take offense at having their hands held so tightly. However, they are not the users the book is targeted at so as long as you understand who this book is for and at what level, you will be very satisfied.

This is one of the better tech books that I've read. It's very clear, concise and breaks things down in a very logical and digestible way. Although I'm comfortable with setting up a typical build process, I think it was wise to put it towards the end and enable the reader to get up and running quickly. I read about 5 online tutorials on React before this and he actually covered some fundamental points that weren't covered by them. I loved the humorous and conversational tone of the book, but others might not, so check out a sample ahead of time to see if it's your speed. His example code actually works, which should be expected, but all too often doesn't in books by other authors. With that said, since things change in this industry at the speed of light, I'd do due diligence later to make sure you're up to speed on the latest developments in React once you master the fundamentals he describes.

This book is not bad, it's just not very deep. It's a beautiful little book, with glossy pages and color diagrams and illustrations throughout. That said, it would have been about 1/2 the size without being padded with so many pictures. This book is a perfect intro to React for anyone who's more of a visual designer that's trying to get into dynamic web development with React. That said, a full stack developer or professional JS pro will be frustrated that this book only scratches the surface of using React to develop real world applications.

This is actually a really decent, quick introduction. I liked the simplicity and the organization. While I gave this book 5 stars, I have one minor complaint: the author goes overboard inserting "cutesy" statements, emoticons, and off-beat humor into virtually every page. While I have no dislike of humor (especially when it comes to dry topics like web frameworks), this author went overboard. There were times where I just wanted to get at the content and felt irritated that I was reading words that were not that useful to the task at hand.Really, though, it's a decent book and it gets you up and running on the very basics very quickly.

Great but exceedingly verbose at time, it would have been preferable for the author to keep the book shorter because the content is good anyway. Instead it feels like code snippets are often repeated several times just to justify printing a book. Still recommended for learning react though!

I'm learning React (after learning many other languages over the years). This is the single best book I've read to get started with a new language! The author has a terrific sense of humor and a logical progression from front to back. What had been the bane of my existence for React - dealing with setup of Node.js using the command line interface and the many issues I had getting done - he eliminated and put toward the end of the book. I actually got to enjoy going through the book, and try it all out before dealing with the command line. Talk about getting off to a good start! I still have a lot to learn, but I feel confident that I can learn what I need to know.