Mastering React: From Zero to Hero is a concise yet comprehensive React 18 book, guiding you from beginner to confident developer through 10 practical chapters.

What you will learn:

First published in 2025, this book teaches React’s core principles by building real-world applications without complex tooling. Across 10 chapters, you’ll master setting up projects, crafting components with JSX, managing state with hooks, rendering lists, handling global state, routing, integrating forms and APIs, optimizing performance, and deploying on Vercel. Each chapter offers exercises and recommended readings to solidify your skills. By the end, you’ll confidently build and deploy your own React applications, ready to explore advanced frameworks like Next.js.

In Mastering React, I lay a strong foundation before diving into the React ecosystem, covering essential concepts, patterns, and best practices. You’ll build a dynamic app with features like conditional rendering, data fetching, and performance optimization.

Is it up to date?

As a self-published book, I update it whenever React or related technologies evolve, ensuring you always learn the latest practices.

I am a beginner. Is this book for me?

Yes! The book starts from scratch, guiding you step by step. Each chapter builds on the previous one, with exercises to reinforce your learning. Stuck? Each chapter includes references to working code.

Core Concepts

- Pragmatic: Master React by building a complete app.

- Problem-Solving: Learn by tackling real challenges.

- The Why: Understand the reasoning behind each concept.

Table of Contents

- Getting Started with React

- React Components and JSX

- State and Event Handling

- Lists and Conditions

- Hooks in React

- Managing Global State

- Routing

- Handling Forms and API Integration

- Performance Optimization and Deployment

- Your React Journey and Beyond