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Frontend Developer (React, JavaScript) 90-Day Learning Plan
Overview
- Skills: React, JavaScript
- Level: Comprehensive
- Current Experience: No Experience
- Checkpointly Hours: 20 hours/Checkpoint
- Duration: 90 days
Learning Journey
Checkpoint 1
- Introduction to Web Development: Understanding HTML, CSS, and JavaScript basics
- JavaScript Fundamentals: Variables, data types, functions, and control structures
- Setting Up Development Environment: Installing Node.js, npm, and code editors like VSCode
- Version Control with Git: Basic commands and workflow
Checkpoint 2
- Advanced JavaScript Concepts: Closures, promises, async/await, and ES6+ features
- Introduction to React: Understanding components, JSX, and the virtual DOM
- State and Props in React: Managing component state and passing data through props
- React Developer Tools: Debugging and inspecting React applications
Checkpoint 3
- React Component Lifecycle: Understanding lifecycle methods and hooks
- Handling Events in React: Event handling and binding methods
- React Router: Implementing navigation and routing in a React application
- Advanced JavaScript Patterns: Module pattern, factory functions, and more (Optional)
Checkpoint 4
- State Management with Redux: Introduction to Redux and managing global state
- Connecting React with Redux: Using React-Redux to connect components to the store
- Middleware in Redux: Understanding and implementing middleware like Redux Thunk
- Context API: Using Context API for state management without Redux (Optional)
Checkpoint 5
- Styling in React: CSS Modules, Styled Components, and CSS-in-JS
- Form Handling in React: Controlled vs. uncontrolled components and form validation
- Error Boundaries in React: Handling errors gracefully in React applications
- Advanced State Management: Exploring MobX or Recoil for state management (Optional)
Checkpoint 6
- Testing in React: Introduction to Jest and React Testing Library
- Unit Testing Components: Writing tests for individual components
- Integration Testing: Testing component interactions and user flows
- End-to-End Testing: Using tools like Cypress for comprehensive testing (Optional)
Checkpoint 7
- Performance Optimization in React: Techniques for optimizing rendering and load times
- Code Splitting and Lazy Loading: Improving performance with dynamic imports
- React Profiler: Analyzing performance bottlenecks using the React Profiler tool
- Server-Side Rendering (SSR): Introduction to Next.js for SSR (Optional)
Checkpoint 8
- Building a Real-World Project: Planning and structuring a comprehensive React application
- Implementing Authentication: Adding user authentication to your project
- Deployment of React Applications: Deploying applications using platforms like Vercel or Netlify
- Progressive Web Apps (PWA): Converting your application into a PWA (Optional)
Checkpoint 9
- Advanced React Patterns: Higher-order components, render props, and custom hooks
- Accessibility in React Applications: Ensuring your applications are accessible to all users
- Internationalization (i18n): Implementing multi-language support in your application
- GraphQL with React: Introduction to using GraphQL with Apollo Client (Optional)
Checkpoint 10
- Understanding Frontend Architecture: Best practices for structuring large-scale applications
- Security Best Practices: Protecting your application from common vulnerabilities
- CI/CD: Automating testing and deployment processes
- Micro Frontends: Exploring the concept of micro frontends for large applications (Optional)
Checkpoint 11
- Review and Refactor Project Codebase: Applying best practices and optimizations learned
- Final Project Presentation: Preparing a presentation of your project for potential employers or peers
- Mock Interviews and Coding Challenges: Practicing common frontend interview questions and challenges
- Open Source Contribution: Finding an open-source project to contribute to (Optional)
Checkpoint 12
- Exploring New Frontend Technologies: Staying updated with the latest trends in frontend development
- Networking and Community Involvement: Joining developer communities and attending meetups or conferences
- Career Planning and Portfolio Building: Creating a portfolio to showcase your skills and projects
- Advanced Topics Exploration: Delving into topics like WebAssembly or WebRTC (Optional)
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