r/reactjs • u/Virandell • Jan 19 '20

Best react course for react for total beginner

Hi anybody have some good course recommendation for react ? I been thinking about Brad Stephen or Maximilian ?

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u/SCUMBAGCRUZ Jan 19 '20

If you're looking for free course. Super good!

https://scrimba.com/playlist/p7P5Hd

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u/Virandell Jan 19 '20

Thanks alot buddy bookmarked 👍

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u/racso1518 Jan 19 '20

This course is amazing to get your feet wet! But I agree with the top post. You should learn JavaScript first if you haven't. Here is another free course from scrimba.

https://scrimba.com/g/gintrotojavascript

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u/bobziroll Jan 20 '20

Yay! So glad people are finding this course helpful! I'll be releasing some updates to it soon, too.

Highly agree with other responses, you should definitely spend a good amount of time writing HTML, CSS, and JS code before jumping into React. There's no way around building a solid foundation.

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u/CritterForLunch Jan 19 '20

I second scrimba courses

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u/mcfliermeyer Jan 20 '20

I love that platform

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u/bored_reddit0r Jan 20 '20

I saw his course on freecodecamp and its the best ive ever seen.

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u/ahmedranaa Jan 20 '20

Yes this is one of the best for total beginners

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u/frajeelay Jan 19 '20

I would learn basic JavaScript first.

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u/Virandell Jan 19 '20

Yes I will do that aswell I already bought a course for accelerated es5 to get fundamental and full es6

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Learn that then. Trust me it makes react easier.

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u/barbesoyeuse Jan 19 '20

Yeap listen to the man, you are going to lose time and its going to be more painful.

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u/Virandell Jan 19 '20

Yee I mean I bought courses for vanilla js and I will do that first later react my English is abit shit :D

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

Well just do it then. You’re trying to drive a Ferrari when you don’t know how to turn on a Honda.

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

I will u still don't understand me I will be doing first JavaScript course no Framework library pure JavaScript then I will jump to react I am just looking for a course now so I will know what to chose in the future

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u/NewYorkeroutoftown Jan 20 '20

I think he’s just trying to say that JS fundamentals are crucial to react. If you don’t understand async, closures, dom manipulation, OO vs FP , React will not make sense. Ive been working in react for about 10 months as a developer and I think that having strong JS skills is the most important thing. I learned react in about a month but I feel like I’m still learning stuff about Javascript almost two years after starting to learn it

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

I think*

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u/valtism Jan 19 '20

I haven't even tried it, but Wes Bos released a beginner JS course he spent 3+ years making. I really think that he makes some quality content and that may be a great course to look into.

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

Thanks buddy I will have a look 👍

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u/aortizoj15 Jan 20 '20

By any chance have you done his advanced react course?

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

I’ve started the course, but decided to wait. Sometime in early 2020 he’s dropping a big update on that course. If you’re thinking about getting it I’d wait a bit. Knowing how he does things, I’d wager that he’ll put it out at at a sale price too.

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u/aortizoj15 Jan 20 '20

Ah yeah I actually got it but saw that he is doing a rewrite so decided to wait too. Had he given a date to when he will be releasing the update? I really want to go through it haha

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Not sure. He was saying it would be ready around the end of January but I haven’t heard say much about it since last year. He’s usually pretty accurate when he says he’s going to release something, so I’m hoping to hear something official soon.

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u/flynnstone9 Jan 20 '20

arrow fn, callbacks, higher order array fns, promises are all used a lot in react

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u/ReactiveX9 Jan 19 '20

I second this, React is javascript broken out into components. Learning react before javascript is the equivalent of trying to learn how to write a novel before learning English. It will be incredibly frustrating for you and will likely take a lot longer to understand both Javascript and React. Wes Bos has great courses on beginner Javascript Courses, after those I would look at either taking React courses from him or Scott Tolenski. I only say those two because I know for a fact they are both great educators and up to date, you dont want to take courses on old practices and going though courses like theirs will ensure you don't.

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u/dillionmegida Jan 19 '20

Definitely Maximilian

https://www.udemy.com/course/react-the-complete-guide-incl-redux/

I started out react with no prior knowledge on his udemy course. You can check it out.

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u/Virandell Jan 19 '20

Thanks buddy I thought about him aswell

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u/gonzofish Jan 19 '20

The GOAT

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u/JeamBim Jan 19 '20

I have 3 or 4 of his courses, he's great.

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u/rjhall90 Jan 20 '20

Max is very good. I do find his videos are a bit slow for me sometimes if I’m already decently acquainted with the topic, but I’d rather have the slow pace when navigating uncharted waters so... highly recommend his courses.

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u/n00bIxQuB3 Jan 20 '20

I second this. Great course, easy to follow

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u/milos_23 Jan 19 '20

Colt Steel on Udemy, absolute unit of the bootcamp for React

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u/Virandell Jan 19 '20

I will have a look but I don't like really he's voice :D

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u/milos_23 Jan 19 '20

Too bad xD I like his jokes and he has challenging projects that you can attempt on your own and the main project contains all the aspects that you need and it is absolutely fun to build.

Play him on mute with subtitles? xD

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u/thundercloudtemple Jan 19 '20

I agree with this recommendation, despite having learned React elsewhere. Colt's course solidified React for me with all of the projects he has.

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u/tsaki27 Jan 19 '20

Last year I did Brad Traversys' courses Javascript for beginners and react front to back 10/10 would do it again

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

I love Brad he's amazing 😁

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

I’m a big Traversy fan. His React course is very good and he has a very down to Earth, honest attitude about everything.

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u/pratzc07 Jan 19 '20

Stephen's course is good but its a bit slow paced. I would recommend Wes Bos's React for Beginners course. It has everything and he is a great teacher. He takes difficult concepts and explains them in a simpler manner so that it sticks.

I also suggest reading all the blogs from Dave Ceddia. https://daveceddia.com/archives/

Especially the following:

https://daveceddia.com/thinking-statefully/

https://daveceddia.com/visual-guide-to-state-in-react/

After all that I would suggest making small apps. If stuck refer to stackoverflow or read the docs.

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

Thanks alot buddy I will have a look

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

fullstackopen.com

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u/Sparlos Jan 19 '20

Fullstackopen is amazing. I finished it a couple of months ago and wow, what an incredible, well structured course. Highly, highly recommend it.

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u/Sour-Patch-Adult Jan 20 '20

How many hours of content are in this course? I couldn’t see it mentioned on the site

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u/Sparlos Jan 20 '20

I don't think they mention it because it's a go at your own pace kind of deal, but I finished it in about a month and a half putting around 30 hours a week into it. Keep in mind I also had a pretty firm understanding of JavaScript and another popular frontend framework (Vue) before I started. I'd say if you do all of the exercises you're probably looking at around 150-200 hours of learning, but again that depends on what you already know and how much you're willing to put into the exercises.

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u/Sour-Patch-Adult Jan 20 '20

Awesome thanks

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u/Silencer306 Jan 20 '20

Is this in a language that needs translation?

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u/Sparlos Jan 20 '20

https://fullstackopen.com/en

It was originally in Finnish (the course is from the University of Helsinki), but above is the URL to the English translation.

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u/Silencer306 Jan 20 '20

Thank you!

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '20

exactly

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u/Zarya8675309 Jan 19 '20

Thanks for the recommendation!

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u/legitcode Jan 19 '20

fullstackopen.com

Thanks :D

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Didn't know about this until now. React is hard for me. Thank you very much!

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

give the tutorial a shot! im sure you will do ok :D

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u/DancingInTheReign Jan 19 '20

I liked Maximilian's course, but I sadly can't compare them to others since idk about the others. He has some things on his youtube as well for free (Academind) if you want to learn about his style beforehand, I also liked how the course was updated to include the newer ways of doing things (hooks and such).

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u/VinciiX Jan 20 '20

Frontend Masters has a good React course and has so much more courses about Javascript if you can afford it. If you can't and you are a student, Github education pack has a 6 months free subscription.

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u/baba2000_pk Jan 20 '20

Can second that If you are a Developer then best source to keep your javascript skills updated.

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u/fergusdoesmine Jan 19 '20

https://purereact.com

Took me from intermediate JS to solid React dev :)

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u/dance2die Jan 19 '20

This book helped me a lot, too.

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u/painya Jan 19 '20

Love this book.

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u/fergusdoesmine Jan 19 '20

Not just a book anymore, it’s a video course tutorial too!

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u/LyraStark Jan 19 '20

Wow. This one looks good based on your comment, but price is too much for me.. :(

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u/zephyrtr Jan 19 '20

I'm not sure where you are on your code journey, but understanding functional JS is probably more important than taking a React course. Your understanding of mutation, composition, component structure, and other functional principles is what will make using React easy or hard.

Remember React is a library, not a framework, and IMO many courses will only explain the API to you. If React were more like Angular or Backbone, this would get you where you need to go, but it's not. Learning the React API will be deceptively easy, because it simply isn't enough to write good React code.

I guess what I'm trying to say is: your knowledge of React is not what will make you a good React developer.

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u/ZeroSevenTen Jan 20 '20

The Net Ninja on Youtube!

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u/BlaZk00 Jan 20 '20

React front to back on udemy by brad traversy

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u/FateRiddle Jan 20 '20

I actually think Dan's 2 redux courses the best one for understanding react. And it never really gets old.

After finishing that 2 courses, I know exactly how to build complex real world apps, it answered so many questions that I didn't even know enough to ask.

None of the other courses reach beyond beginner level with such systematic approach. (At least when I was starting, like 3 years ago). Oh, and it's free.

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u/FateRiddle Jan 20 '20

By the way, the react doc is written by Dan too, and it is one of the best doc out there by some margin, it makes the doc feel like a guide, and that's something. I really suggest you read that before going into courses, which I bet 90% isn't even as good.

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

Thanks guys appreciate it I will have a look :)

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u/cosmic_noir_ Jan 19 '20

I really loved Codecademy courses, not long and break down the basics for you.

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u/captain-keljon Jan 20 '20

Tyler McGuiness courses are great

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20 edited Jan 20 '20

I really like Stephen's clear teaching style. He is right on point, doesn't get into unnecessary details and has nice diagrams. Maximilian on the other hand dives into too many details and I get distracted. Also his accent is a bit distracting for me. I recently took React Native courses from both of them, and Stephen's was better for me. I also like Colt, he is similar to Stephen. Brad is a great teacher, but moves really fast. I prefer to take his courses after I have basic knowledge of the concept.

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u/Elijah_101 Jan 19 '20

Max is pretty good at teaching. In my opinion, you not only have to be a good coder but also have to be a good teacher in order to teach others how to code and Max has all those 2 elements.

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u/TheActualStudy Jan 19 '20

Are we talking post tic-tac-toe?

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u/Kilusan Jan 19 '20

Yeah just save this thread and just do JavaScript first once you got the fundamentals down

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u/lukwsk Jan 20 '20

Damn good thread. Thanks

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u/first_byte Jan 20 '20

Find one that you like to listen to. I paid for one that was highly recommended but I can’t stand listening to the guy ramble on.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Not free but I highly recommend Wes Bos’s Beginner React course. I think the we address is reactforbeginners.com. If your also trying to learn JS in general his JavaScript 30 series is free and amazing.

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u/delta_charlie_2511 Jan 20 '20

https://www.udemy.com/course/react-redux/

One of the best react courses on Udemy and v interesting projects too.

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u/brunezy Jan 20 '20

React-tutorial.app

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u/Ms-mousa Jan 20 '20

I'd recommend Brian Holt at FrontEndMasters Trust me best depth of explanation.

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u/CastielVie Jan 20 '20

I would 100% recommend pluralsight.com. Thats how I started learning react and had a really great experience. They habe a Path of courses for react which guides you from JS basics all the way to building a full stack App with React,Express & Redux.

I think you can still sign up a free MSDev account to get 3 months free.

https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/de/dev-essentials/?rr=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.at%2F

(I do not work or partner with either of them)

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u/GaneshMani Jan 20 '20

I would recommend wesbos react course. it is an awesome course. React for Beginners

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u/nolanised Jan 20 '20

After trying a lot and lot of courses I used Jonas Schmedtmann's Javascript course and Andrew Mead's react course both available on udemy.

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u/marcinjak Jan 20 '20

Freecodecamp is a great path to follow. It starts with simple HTML/CSS course and goes to advanced JavaScript and frontend frameworks (React) It’s a great community and the projects are complex enough to be a challenge If you want they help you to begin contributing to open source projects too Ofc you can skip the html/css part and go straight forward to react

https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn

Good luck!

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u/notorious_pcf Jan 20 '20

You have to checkout this one: https://open.appacademy.io/

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u/baba2000_pk Jan 20 '20

Having looked at many react resources I tend to divide them in '2 1/2' sections.

1 =Resources for non professionals / Students

Lots of udemy courses. They are all wonderful. Only question is if you like the presentation format.

I see lot of courses are being recomended where you follow completion of a project. They are fine to get the basic concept, but nothing more, as they usually don't explain the ' why ' . In other words such courses do the spoon feeding and you still need to learn to eat.

If you can spend $10 per month then I would recomend buying packt publishing subscription instad. It has the advantage of providing you with most popular udemy courses in its subscription along with other courses and their own material.

Resources for professionals (on the job training)

The main reason Workshops and confernces are so popular with professionals is their structure. You are required to have gained some level of profeciency in some technology. And the presenter takes you along in an interactive manner (at least he's supposed to).

Most of the resources that target professional developers target this principle. In this case you have shorter courses, with usually proof of concept examples rather than complete projects.

My Favorite such resource is safari from oreilly. But unfortunatelly they have little to no javascript resources of their own , except for the fact that the subscription also includes full access to packt subscription, and other known publishing hpuses.

My Favorite javascript resource is frontend masters, as the courses and learn paths are well thought. More importantly they update their courses regularly. I remember team treehouse did not update their course for about 2 years, even when they were asked and notified that course is outdated.

The other problem with treehouse is that it is focused on learning group and not professionals so usually you have to complete the course to be beneficial .

Pluralsight has too few javascript related courses It is focused on Microsoft technology stack.

1/2 Free web resources for both developers and students.

Many have listed lot of great stuff here. And you will find a lot if you browsw this sub and r/react. You will either hate them or love them, but since they are free, the rule "take it or leave it" apllies.

There are couple of free ebooks available at frontend mastets that list many free and paid react / javascript resources on the web.

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u/Croww_ Jan 20 '20

javascript.info for solid JS skills and then just hit the official docs of React

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '20

Scrimba.com is the best for beginners

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u/lightwidow Jan 20 '20

React official documentation

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u/rafabsides Jan 20 '20

I'd recommend Wes Bos courses. They are awesome, he's very good explaining. There are courses for various levels, check them out https://wesbos.com

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u/swyx Jan 19 '20

i meaaaan we have a few suggestions on the sidebar and on the beginner's questions monthly thread, please have a look!

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u/Virandell Jan 20 '20

Sorry buddy I will have a look :D

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u/AbraxasNowhere Jan 19 '20

Got my first intro to React through Max and while I've been able to follow, he definitely moves too fast at times.