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Frontend Developer (Next.js, React) Learning Plan
Overview
- Skills: Next.js, React
- Level: Comprehensive
- Current Experience: No Experience
- Checkpointly Hours: 20 hours/Checkpoint
- Duration: 90 days
Learning Journey
Checkpoint 1
- Introduction to Web Development: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics
- Understanding the DOM: Basic web page structure
- Setting up a Development Environment: Tools like VSCode and Git
Checkpoint 2
- Introduction to React: Components, JSX, and Props
- State and Lifecycle in React
- Handling Events in React
Checkpoint 3
- React Router: Navigation in React applications
- Forms and Controlled Components in React
- Basic Hooks: useState and useEffect
Checkpoint 4
- Introduction to Next.js: Pages and routing
- Static Generation vs. Server-side Rendering
- Data Fetching in Next.js
Checkpoint 5
- Advanced React Patterns: Context API and Custom Hooks
- Performance Optimization in React: Memoization and Lazy Loading
- Error Boundaries in React
Checkpoint 6
- Next.js API Routes and Middleware
- Authentication in Next.js Applications
- Deploying Next.js Applications to Vercel
Checkpoint 7
- State Management with Redux: In React applications
- Integrating Redux with Next.js
- Testing React Components: Using Jest and React Testing Library
Checkpoint 8
- Advanced State Management: With Redux Toolkit (Optional)
- Server-side Rendering with Redux in Next.js (Optional)
- TypeScript with React and Next.js (Optional)
Checkpoint 9
- Building a Full-stack Application: With Next.js and Node.js
- Connecting to a Database: For example, MongoDB from a Next.js app
- Implementing RESTful APIs: In a Next.js application
Checkpoint 10
- GraphQL Integration: With Next.js using Apollo Client (Optional)
- Real-time Features: With WebSockets in a Next.js app (Optional)
- Advanced Caching Strategies: In Next.js (Optional)
Checkpoint 11
- Optimizing Next.js Applications: For SEO and performance
- Internationalization (i18n): In Next.js applications
- Security Best Practices: For React and Next.js applications
Checkpoint 12
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