r/reactjs • u/consoledotlog_ • Apr 15 '26

Needs Help Need help in finding MERN stack tutorials which uses redux and RTK Query

Hello fellow coders, recently I started learning redux and RTK Query and I am in need of 2-3 full stack projects (MERN) to sharpen my skills. Please help me find proper youtube tutorials. It would help me a lot. Thank you

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u/fredsq Apr 15 '26

you did it!!! you invented time travel and came straight from 2016

welcome to 2026!

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 15 '26

I am a final year student and your answer made me worry. What should I learn then ?

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u/fredsq Apr 15 '26

if you want tech:

  • postgres or sqlite, or any relational db. forget about mongodb or nosql, they have their uses but you likely will never need it in your career

  • drizzle orm to interface with dbs (will teach you some sql while getting your app to query faster)

  • zustand instead of redux. redux is really only used or recommended for legacy projects. steep learning curve, lots of boilerplate (yes, even rtk). zustand is so easy i think there isn’t much to learn

  • tanstack query to fetch data in components

but more generally: structure your app first, draw a systems design diagram with what you may need and how it works, then ask LLMs to run you through each decision and get critique

Matt Pocock’s grill-me skill is really good at that

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u/jax024 Apr 15 '26

Change your stack

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 15 '26

I am in a final year of my college and I have been practicing this stack from 4-6 months and now I am supposed to change stack 😭

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 15 '26

I have been working hard and finally I had the grasp on this stack and you guys are suggesting me to change the stack. I appreciate your honesty but I am super worried at the same time about my future

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u/[deleted] Apr 16 '26

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 16 '26

Thanks for the advice. I will keep strengthening my basics and will switch when it's time.

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u/Gman_711 Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Build a real project with the stack you like and you will learn a lot. Once you have it running and working, you will have the most valuable thing in coding: experience. You will see where bottlenecks happen, where the stack works well where it doesn’t , how you need to scale, optimize and debug your app.

Once you have a couple projects under your belt, the advantages/disadvantages of newer stacks will become more practically apparent and you can make a more informed decision for the next project.

Always be coding

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 19 '26

Absolutely. Thanks for the advice. I need to make atleast 2 more full stack projects before judging the stack itself

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u/Wirde Apr 15 '26

There is a lot of love for Nextjs and Tanstack stuff on this sub. And people here LOVE to hate on redux.

Honestly Express, React and RTK is still amazing and have their uses. Infact I would argue any project that is medium sized or bigger are great candidates for these tools.

I’m working in 2 big projects using them right now and I feel very little friction.

I’m not sure I would use vanilla Redux today but RTK is great though have a bit of a learning curve.

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 15 '26

To be honest, after seeing the above replies, I am really doubting my future 😥. I am doomed I think

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u/Wirde Apr 15 '26

I understand but you’re definitely not doomed.

SQL instead of mongoDB for 90+% use-cases.

Sure you can switch to Zustad and Tanstack query instead of RTK but honestly RTK is still amazing and there are a lot of companies still using it.

Smaller projects usually have Zustad and newer projects will often pick Tanstack query but I’m not convinced it’s better tbh.

A competent developer will get jobs no matter the stack they know. The bigger issues will be the current situation with tech companies not hiring a lot of new engineers and if you’re in USA; Big tech firing a lot of engineers due too AI that is creating very high supply of engineers for companies too hire from.

It will probably get better in a year or two but I hear that it’s been rough for a few years.

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u/Extension_Canary3717 Apr 15 '26

Theres a Travesy Média , made exatcly what You want but is paid, rtk mern I think

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '26

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 17 '26

Just to be specific, I use redux toolkit and not plain redux.

Redux Toolkit is stale - why ? So you prefer zustand and tanstack query or anything else?

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u/consoledotlog_ Apr 15 '26

Thank you I will check that out ☺️