When I start learning React I was baffled by some of the codes blocks, I don't understand how the code works or how the output was generated. So I begin to dig into react ecosystem to understand the concepts and I found myself in no man's land, I was lost and frustrated. The reason, I was not thorough in my JavaScript(still not) basics. I skipped some topics believing that I fully understand the working. Due to the lack of knowledge in JavaScript basics I fell into many awkward situations not knowing how to solve certain problem or what method I should use, I lost too much time, and I don't want anyone to have the same experience as mine. So I like you to study at least the following topics in JavaScript before you jump into React.
This list is not the ultimate list, just the few topic I found most important. All topic are important but try to understand at least the following which will definitely help you. I have linked post that I write about the topic, it may help you. Some of the topics are not completing as I am trying to learn more about those topic and will be updated. I would be happy if you point out my mistakes which will help me to learn better. If you have any resources please feel free to share. Let's learn together :) Happy coding :)
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A day ago I was asked to give some advice on picking up React. I always recommend learning ES6 and above first, otherwise, it's confusing to understand which concepts come from JS and which - from React itself 😉
ES6, Yes, if you have any topic that worth mentioning, please feel free to comment so that we can make studying react a bit more easy.
There are a lot of great resources covering all the latest JS features (ES6 and above), one I would highly recommend is javascript.info 📚