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Building a Modern React Frontend on a NestJS API
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5 courses
87 practices
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Build a full-stack reading tracker app using React and modern data-fetching tools. You’ll implement authentication, browse a book catalog, manage a personal reading shelf, and track progress while learning React Query, routing, API integration, and state management.
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Routing, Packages, Build in SPAs
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React
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Course 1
React Fundamentals and Project Setup
3 lessons
13 practices
Start building the ShelfPilot reading tracker while learning the foundations of React. You’ll create your first components with JSX, pass data using props, and manage dynamic UI with state, all while setting up a modern development environment with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS.
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Course 2
Layout, Routing, and Core UI Patterns in React
4 lessons
Course 3
API Integration and User Authentication
4 lessons
Course 4
Building a Dynamic Data Catalog
4 lessons
Course 5
Personalized Shelf and Progress Tracking
5 lessons
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Transform your app into a multi-page experience by building a persistent layout and configuring React Router. You’ll implement navigation, reusable UI components, and a searchable catalog powered by mock data while learning key patterns for structuring React applications.
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Connect your React frontend to a backend API and implement a complete authentication system. You’ll build login and registration flows, manage JWT tokens, protect routes, and use React Context to provide global authentication state across the app.
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Upgrade the catalog from static data to a fully dynamic interface powered by TanStack Query. You’ll fetch and cache server data, implement searching, sorting, and pagination with URL parameters, and build detailed book pages using dynamic routes.
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24 practices
Build a personalized reading shelf where users can track and update their progress. You’ll fetch and filter shelf data, implement optimistic updates for a smooth UX, add form validation with React Hook Form and Zod, and display reading statistics in a compact dashboard.
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