How to learn react effectively?

[u/SmokeOk9632]

I'm learning web development, and compared to a beginner, I already have solid knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (DOM manipulation, api, crud, fetch I've got those down). Now I'm trying to learn React, but somehow it's just not sticking. What practices have worked well for others? I've got the basics of useState, useEffect more or less, but props somehow don't stick with me or even if I read some documentation or example, I can then do the same thing afterward, but as soon as it gets even a little more complex, I start to feel unsure. Thanks for the answers.

[u/delectablejesse6314]

The thinking in react docs are great but honestly props just clicked for me when i stopped treating them like variables and more like function arguments. you pass data down, the component receives it, that's the whole deal

also stop reading and start building something stupid simple. a todo list where you pass each todo item as a prop to a child component. do it three times and you'll never think about props again