React Simplified

Lot's of things make React hard to learn:

• State Management
• Component Lifecycle
• Testing
• Clean Code

It doesn't matter how many times you read the docs, watch tutorials, or try to build a project, you always get stuck and don't know what to do.

Even the simpler concepts of React, such as event handlers and state management, are confusing, and don't even get me started on how difficult more complex things like useEffect and testing.

This is exactly how I felt when I first started learning React.

The problem was I never truly learned to think and program the React way. I was still trying to apply my JavaScript programming knowledge to React which was holding me back.

It took me a couple years to realize my mistakes and then another year to truly learn the React way of thinking, but in that process I stumbled upon the perfect learning technique that allowed me to program in React with such ease that I felt confident building any project. I want to share this knowledge with you so you can save yourself years of frustration and confusion and get straight to the fun part of React, building awesome projects.

Learn how to think like a React developer so you can build any project with ease

The only way to learn React is to rewire your brain to think like a React developer, and the best way for me to show you that is by talking about sandwiches.

Imagine you want to make a sandwich. What would you do? You probably would make a list of all the ingredients you need and then create step by step instructions (like a recipe) on how to make the sandwich. It would look something like this.

This is your default way of thinking about solving problems and that expands to how you program as well.

You think of your code as a list of instructions that when performed from start to finish result in the desired outcome. This is how many programming languages work and is one of the hardest skills to learn when programming, but you need to forget all of that because that is not how React works.

There is actually a second way you can create this sandwich. Instead of listing out each instruction one by one, you can instead go to a sandwich shop and order a sandwich. The massive list of instructions can essentially be reduced to a single statement.

Make me a ham sandwich with lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard.

This way of doing things is completely different since you focus on what you want instead of how to get it, and this is how React expects you to write your code.

This may sound like a small difference, but it changes everything about how you write your code.

Once I learned how to do this, I was able to write React code faster and with less bugs than I ever had before. Not only that but programming in React became fun.

Next.js Course Coming Soon

As React grows and matures, one thing is becoming very clear. React is pushing you to use a framework more and more and by far the most popular React framework is Next.js.

If you want to really set yourself apart in the job market, you will need to know Next.js which is why the Premium Package includes a full Next.js course (alongside all the other premium content such as the amazing bonus project). This course will take you from knowing nothing about Next.js to being able to build your own complex Next.js projects.

This course will cover every Next.js concept you need to know, such as, routing, server actions, server-side rendering, and APIs using the same exercise driven approach as the rest of React Simplified.

This is something I am actively working on as Next.js is constantly evolving and I want to ensure I bring you the most up to date content possible. If you purchase the course now you will receive every video from the Next.js Course as soon as I have them finished. This means you will be part of the first group to have access to this content and can even help me shape the content in this section of the course based on your feedback.

Bonus Project Best Feature

What if I told you that you could build this advanced job board project by the end of this course entirely on your own? That's what this entire section of the course is all about.

There are two things that make it difficult to land a job as a React developer.

1. Struggling to think like a developer
2. Not having experience working on a real world project with a team

This project solves both of these problems for you. The reason it is able to do so is because it is structured in a way that emulates the exact feeling and process of working on a large scale project with a team.

This is something I have never seen done anywhere else before and is the reason I am so excited to share this project with you. If you want a glimpse into what this looks like check out the introduction video for this project.

This project will turn you into an incredibly talented React developer and will give you the confidence you need to land your first job.

Countless Exercises

This is where React Simplified really shines.

In order to learn React you must practice a lot! That is why in React Simplified there are tons of exercises throughout nearly every video in the course.

Not a single concept is introduced without specific exercises also being introduced with it. These exercises vary drastically in scale, from simple commands to full projects, but they all serve the same purpose. Teaching you how to think like a React developer.

These exercises are what separate React Simplified from other React courses and ensures that you learn not only React, but also how to think like a React developer.

Helpful Community

When you get stuck, sometimes the best help is simply another person. This is why I have a private Discord community specifically for the members of React Simplified.

In this community you can ask other course members as well as me any of your React questions, and since the community is active you will almost always get a quick response.

Nothing beats one-on-one communication with another person.