NodeJS and React  

Duration: 5 days – 35 hrs.

 

Overview

This comprehensive Node.js and React training course is designed to equip participants with the skills needed for full-stack development using these popular technologies. Participants will gain hands-on experience through practical exercises and a final project, ensuring they are ready to build robust and scalable applications.

 

Objectives

• Gain a solid understanding of Node.js and React fundamentals.
• Explore the basics of modern JavaScript (ES6+) and their relevance in building web applications.
• Master the core concepts of Node.js, including event-driven programming, asynchronous operations, and the utilization of core modules.
• Develop proficiency in building RESTful APIs using Express.js.
• Acquire proficiency in React.js, from setting up the development environment to building dynamic user interfaces.
• Understand JSX syntax, React components, state management, and the use of React Hooks.
• Learn to connect Node.js and React to build full-stack applications.
• Explore data fetching techniques using Axios and Fetch.
• Dive into advanced React concepts, including state management with Redux, navigation using React Router, and authentication/authorization mechanisms.
• Implement unit testing for React applications using Jest.
• Develop skills in debugging Node.js and React applications effectively.
• Learn the deployment process for Node.js and React applications.
• Understand Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines with GitHub Actions.
• Apply learned concepts in a hands-on capstone project.
• Present and review the final project for practical application and code quality.
• Explore best practices in Node.js and React development.
• Understand techniques for optimizing performance in web applications.
• Engage in practical exercises, quizzes, and a final project to reinforce learning.
• Receive a Certificate of Completion upon successfully mastering Node.js and React development principles.

 

Audience

• Web Developers
• Full-Stack Developers
• Front-End Developers
• Back-End Developers
• Tech Enthusiasts 
• IT Professionals
• Project Managers

 

Pre- requisites 

• Participants should have a foundational understanding of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• A basic understanding of modern JavaScript features, such as arrow functions, template literals, and destructuring, is recommended.
• Participants should be comfortable setting up a web development environment, including code editors and version control systems.
• Basic familiarity with command-line interfaces (CLI) is beneficial for executing Node.js and npm commands.
• Familiarity with front-end development concepts, such as components and state, will be advantageous for grasping React.js principles.

 

Course Content

Introduction to NodeJS Platform

• The NodeJS Architecture
• Installation and configuration
• The node CLI commands
• The node package manager and its NPM commands
• The package runner or NPX

 

Creating the NodeJS project

• The directory structure
• The package.json file
• The project versioning specification
• The node global variables
• The nod errors

 

Learning the built-in modules

• The path module
• The os module
• The http module
• The commonjs module
• The es module
• The events module
• The fs module

 

Learning the server-side JavaScript (ECMASCRIPT 10-14)

• The comments
• The object types (data types)
• The special types
• Comparison operators
• Creating an object
  • Using the conventional JS syntax
  • Using the anonymous function
  • Using the constructor function
  • Using the class keyword
• Creating a getter-setter
• Creating a JSON object
• Creating arrays
• Programming constructs
  • The if and if-else constructs
  • The while-loop
  • The typical for-loop
  • The for-in loop
  • The for-of loop
• Implementing a function
  • Typical function
  • Anonymous function
  • Arrow functions
• Appling functional programming
• Exception handling mechanism in JS
• Managing NodeJS modules
• Error handling in NodeJS
• Event handling
• Building NodeJS generators
• XML and JSON processing
• Asynchronous programming
  • Callback methods
  • Promises
  • Async/Await
• The RxJS and Reactive Programming
• Introduction to express.js framework for APIs

 

Learning the React Framework

• Creating the React projects
• Installing the modules React and React-DOM
• Understanding the Babel modules
• Understanding the project structure
• Creating the Root component and the index.html

 

Understanding the JSX language

• Creating custom components
• The class components
• The Functional stateless components
• Creating Reusable JSX components
  

Creating the props

• Creating the state
• One-way and Two-way binding 
• Knowing the React life-cycle events
• Creating custom events

 

Advanced React concepts

• Implementing form handling transactions
• Using Axios and Fetch modules to consume REST services
• Implementing advanced components
• Applying CSS support
• Implementing Redux

 

Learning the NextJS platform

• Difference between React and NextJS
• Setting up the NextJS project
• Implementing server-side rendering
• Implementing static file serving
• Creating various routes

• Implementing imperative routes
  • Creating dynamic routes
  • Creating shallow routing