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React Development

Master modern web application development with React. Learn component architecture, hooks, state management, and build professional single-page applications that stand out.

App.jsx
import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
import ProductList from './components/ProductList';
import ShoppingCart from './components/ShoppingCart';
import Navbar from './components/Navbar';

function App() {
  const [products, setProducts] = useState([]);
  const [cart, setCart] = useState([]);
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);

  useEffect(() => {
    fetchProducts();
  }, []);

  const fetchProducts = async () => {
    try {
      const response = await fetch('https://api.example.com/products');
      const data = await response.json();
      setProducts(data);
      setLoading(false);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error fetching products:', error);
      setLoading(false);
    }
  };

  const addToCart = (product) => {
    setCart(prevCart => [...prevCart, product]);
  };

  return (
    <div className="app">
      <Navbar cartItemCount={cart.length} />

      <div className="container">
        {loading ? (
          <div className="loading">Loading products...div>
        ) : (
          <ProductList
            products={products}
            addToCart={addToCart}
          />
        )}

        <ShoppingCart items={cart} />
      div>
    div>
  );
}

export default App;

12 Weeks

Two 3-hour sessions per week with project-based learning

Small Groups

Maximum 10 students per class for intensive mentoring

4 Projects

Build production-quality React applications for your portfolio

Course Description

Our React Development course is designed for developers ready to master the most popular JavaScript library for building user interfaces. Whether you're looking to specialize in frontend development or expand your full-stack capabilities, this comprehensive program will transform you into a confident React developer.

Starting with React fundamentals, you'll progress through advanced concepts including hooks, context API, state management solutions, and optimization techniques. By the end of the course, you'll be building sophisticated, scalable applications with clean, maintainable code that follows industry best practices.

This Course is Perfect For:

  • JavaScript developers looking to specialize in frontend frameworks
  • Web developers wanting to upgrade their skills with modern tools
  • Developers transitioning from other frameworks to React
  • Computer science graduates seeking practical React experience
  • Professionals aiming to build complex single-page applications

What You'll Learn:

  • React fundamentals and component architecture
  • Hooks and functional component patterns
  • State management (Context API, Redux, Zustand)
  • Routing with React Router
  • Form handling and validation
  • API integration and data fetching
  • Authentication and authorization
  • Testing React applications

What You'll Build:

  • Personal dashboard with multiple components
  • E-commerce application with shopping cart
  • Social media platform with user authentication
  • Real-time chat application with WebSockets
  • Content management system (CMS)
  • Interactive data visualization dashboard
  • Progressive Web App (PWA)
  • Portfolio website to showcase your projects

Prerequisites

To get the most out of this course, you should have:

  • • Solid understanding of JavaScript (ES6+) fundamentals
  • • Familiarity with HTML and CSS
  • • Basic experience with DOM manipulation
  • • Understanding of asynchronous programming (promises, async/await)
  • • Experience with npm and version control (Git)

Your React Mastery Path

Progress from React basics to building complex applications

React Fundamentals & Components

Week 1-2

React Hooks & State Management

Week 3-5

Routing & Forms

Week 6-7

API Integration & Data Handling

Week 8-9

Testing & Performance Optimization

Week 10

Advanced Patterns & Final Project

Week 11-12

Detailed Curriculum

1-2

React Fundamentals & Component Architecture

  • Introduction to React and its ecosystem
  • Setting up a React development environment
  • Understanding JSX syntax and expressions
  • Components and props
  • Class components vs. functional components
  • Component composition and reusability
  • Component lifecycle (mounting, updating, unmounting)
  • Handling events in React

Practical Exercise:

Build a personal portfolio with multiple components and props, demonstrating component composition and basic state management.

3-5

State Management & Hooks

  • Understanding state and props in depth
  • Introduction to React Hooks
  • useState and useEffect hooks
  • Custom hooks for reusable logic
  • useContext and Context API for global state
  • useReducer for complex state logic
  • Introduction to state management libraries (Redux, Zustand)
  • Implementing Redux with Redux Toolkit

Practical Exercise:

Create an e-commerce product page with shopping cart functionality, implementing global state management and custom hooks.

6-7

Routing & Forms

  • Client-side routing with React Router
  • Route parameters and query strings
  • Nested routes and layouts
  • Protected routes and authentication
  • Form handling in React
  • Controlled vs. uncontrolled components
  • Form validation and error handling
  • Working with form libraries (Formik, React Hook Form)

Practical Exercise:

Build a multi-page application with authentication, form validation, and protected routes, implementing React Router and form management.

8-9

API Integration & Data Handling

  • Fetching data with fetch and axios
  • Managing API requests with useEffect
  • Custom hooks for data fetching
  • Loading states and error handling
  • Data caching and optimization
  • Using React Query for efficient data fetching
  • Working with WebSockets for real-time data
  • Implementing infinite scrolling and pagination

Practical Exercise:

Create a data dashboard that fetches and displays information from multiple APIs, with loading states, error handling, and data visualization.

10

Testing & Performance Optimization

  • Introduction to testing React applications
  • Unit testing with Jest and React Testing Library
  • Component testing strategies
  • Mocking API calls and dependencies
  • Performance optimization techniques
  • Memoization with useMemo and useCallback
  • React.memo for preventing unnecessary renders
  • Code splitting and lazy loading

Practical Exercise:

Optimize an existing React application for performance and implement comprehensive tests for components and hooks.

11-12

Advanced Patterns & Final Project

  • Advanced React patterns
  • Higher-Order Components (HOCs)
  • Render props pattern
  • Compound components
  • Building reusable component libraries
  • Server-side rendering (SSR) with Next.js
  • Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) with React
  • Deployment strategies and CI/CD pipelines

Final Project:

Develop a full-featured React application that incorporates all major concepts learned throughout the course. Examples include a social media platform, content management system, or e-commerce site with admin dashboard.

Course Investment

Invest in your future with our comprehensive React development training

React Development

12-Week Professional Course

€799
  • 72 hours of expert-led instruction
  • Hands-on projects with professional code reviews
  • 4 production-quality projects for your portfolio
  • Access to private GitHub repositories with starter code
  • One-on-one mentoring sessions
  • Certificate of completion
  • Job interview preparation and career counseling

Payment plans available. Limited spots - reserve your place today!

Your Instructor

Luka Dragovic

JavaScript & React Specialist

With over 10 years of experience as a full-stack developer, Luka specializes in modern JavaScript and React development. His career spans work at major tech companies including GitLab and several European startups, where he built scalable web applications and led development teams.

Luka is not just a React expert, but also an enthusiastic educator who takes pride in breaking down complex concepts into understandable pieces. His teaching approach emphasizes practical skills that translate directly to the workplace, ensuring students graduate ready to contribute to real-world projects.

Master React Development in Cyprus: Building Modern Web Applications

In today's competitive tech landscape, React has emerged as the leading JavaScript library for building dynamic, responsive user interfaces. For developers in Cyprus and the broader Mediterranean region, mastering React opens doors to lucrative opportunities in a job market increasingly focused on modern frontend technologies.

Our React Development course at CyprusFE Academy addresses the growing demand for specialized React developers across the island and internationally. While many online resources offer fragments of knowledge, our comprehensive curriculum provides a structured, in-depth learning experience that covers everything from fundamentals to advanced patterns within a supportive environment.

As Cyprus continues to establish itself as a regional tech hub, companies ranging from local startups to international enterprises with Cyprus offices are actively seeking developers proficient in React and its ecosystem. The skills taught in our course—component architecture, hooks, state management, and performance optimization—are precisely aligned with what employers are looking for in today's market.

Beyond teaching the library itself, our program emphasizes the underlying principles and best practices that distinguish exceptional React developers. Students gain not just technical proficiency but also the architectural thinking and problem-solving approaches needed to build maintainable, scalable applications that stand the test of time.

The hands-on nature of our course ensures that theory is immediately reinforced through practical application. By the program's conclusion, each participant will have built multiple production-quality React applications, providing tangible evidence of their capabilities to prospective employers and a solid foundation for continued growth in this exciting field.

Ready to Master React?

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