React Roadmap: Zero to Advanced
Stage 1: Fundamentals (Beginner)
**Prerequisites:**
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript ES6+
- Variables, Functions, Loops
- Arrow functions, Template literals, Destructuring
- Promises, Async/Await
- DOM Manipulation
**React Basics:**
- What is React? Why use it?
- Create React App / Vite
- JSX and Rendering
- Components (Functional)
- Props
- State (`useState`)
- Events & Event Handling
- Conditional Rendering
- Lists & Keys
- Basic Styling (CSS Modules / Inline styles)
**Mini Projects:** Counter App, To-Do List, Weather App using API
Stage 2: Core Concepts (Intermediate)
**Hooks & Component Design:**
- `useEffect`
- Component Lifecycle (for functional components)
- Form Handling
- `useRef`
- `useContext`
**Routing:**
- React Router (v6+)
- Routing Basics, `useNavigate`, Route Parameters
- Nested Routes
**Styling Techniques:**
- Styled Components
- Tailwind CSS
- CSS-in-JS
**Project Ideas:** Blog with React Router, Expense Tracker, CRUD app using fake API
Stage 3: State Management
- Lifting State Up
- Prop Drilling Problem
- Context API
- Redux Toolkit (RTK)
- Store, Reducers, Actions
- `useSelector`, `useDispatch`
- Async Thunks
**Alternative:** Zustand, Jotai, Recoil
**Mini Project:** Shopping Cart
Stage 4: Advanced React
**Advanced Hooks:**
- `useMemo`, `useCallback`
- `useReducer`
- Custom Hooks
**Performance Optimization:**
- Memoization
- Lazy Loading (`React.lazy`, `Suspense`)
- Code Splitting
- Error Boundaries
**Forms:**
- Formik + Yup
- React Hook Form
**Mini Projects:** Auth System, Dashboard with charts
Stage 5: Ecosystem and Pro Level
**TypeScript with React**
- Typing Props and State
- Typing useState, useEffect, useRef, etc.
**Testing:**
- React Testing Library
- Jest
**Animations:**
- Framer Motion
- React Spring
**Next.js (React Framework):**
- File-based Routing
- SSR, SSG, ISR
- API Routes
- App Router
**Deployment:** Netlify / Vercel / Render / GitHub Pages
Stage 6: Mastery
- Design Systems (e.g., Material UI, Shadcn UI)
- Monorepos (Turborepo, Nx)
- Advanced Patterns (HOCs, Render Props, Compound Components)
- Micro Frontends
- Clean Architecture and Folder Structure
- CI/CD Basics