--- product_id: 115054968 title: "The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js" price: "₹ 8340" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/115054968-the-road-to-react-your-journey-to-master-plain-pragmatic store_origin: IN region: India --- # The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js **Price:** ₹ 8340 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 8340 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/115054968-the-road-to-react-your-journey-to-master-plain-pragmatic) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description LAST UPDATE: 30. January 2025 The Road to React: The React.js with Hooks in JavaScript Book (2025 Edition) - is a comprehensive and pragmatic yet concise React 19 with Hooks (+ opt-in TypeScript) book. Purchase of this book includes free online access to the always up-to-date digital book. What you will learn. "The Road to React" made its debut in 2016, and since then, I've almost rewritten it annually. This book teaches the core principles of React, guiding you through building a practical application in pure React without complex tooling. The book covers everything from setting up the project to deploying it on a server. Each chapter includes additional recommended reading and exercises. By the end, you'll have the skills to develop your own React applications. In "The Road to React," I establish a solid foundation before delving into the broader React ecosystem. The book clarifies general concepts, patterns, and best practices for real-world React applications. Ultimately, you'll learn to construct a React application from scratch, incorporating features such as pagination, client-side and server-side searching, and advanced UI interactions like sorting. Is it up to date? Programming books are usually outdated soon after their release, but since this book is self- published, I can update it as needed whenever a new version of something related to this book gets released. I am a beginner. Is this book for me? Yes. The book starts from zero and takes you through the learning experience step by step. Every chapter builds up on the learnings from the previous chapter. In addition, at the end of every chapter, exercises fortify your lessons learned. If you got stuck in a chapter, you will always find a reference URL to the status quo of the actual code. Core Concepts Pragmatic: Master React while building a complete application step by step. Problems Solving: You need to experience a problem first before solving it. The Why: Readers like how the book answers the Why , not only the How . Table of Contents Fundamentals of React Hello React Requirements Setting up a React Project Meet the React Component React JSS Lists in React Meet another React Component React Component Instantiation ReactDOM React Component Definition (Advanced) Handler Function in JSX React Props React State Callback Handlers in JSX Lifting State in React React Controlled Components Props Handling (Advanced) React Side-Effects React Custom Hooks (Advanced) React Fragments Reusable React Component React Component Composition Imperative React Inline Handler in JSX React Asynchronous Data React Conditional Rendering React Advanced State React Impossible States Data Fetching with React Data Re-Fetching in React Memoized Handler in React (Advanced) Explicit Data Fetching with React Third-Party Libraries in React Async/Await in React (Advanced) Forms in React Styling in React CSS in React CSS Modules in React Styled Components in React SVGs in React React Maintenance Performance in React (Advanced) TypeScript in React Unit Testing to Integration Testing React Project Structure Real World React (Advanced) Sorting Reverse Sort Remember Last Searches Paginated Fetch Deploying a React Application Build Process Deploy to Firebase Review: Great book for learning core React library - The first thing to say here is that the book looked a lot smaller in the picture. It's a paperback and only 187 pages (at the time of writing) so I was expecting something that you could fit in your jacket pocket and take down the pub. On the contrary, when it arrived, I was surprised to find that it was actually A4 sized, so the book contains a lot more than content than I had expected. Incidentally, One of the benefits of having a book in this format is that you can easily prop it open while you type out the code examples (that's German engineering for you!). The book does not take long to work through, however. You could read it on one day or maybe two. I'm a relatively slow reader so it took about 3 days to read it all. I found the language very clear and concise, although there are one of two phrases where you can tell the writer is not a native English speaker - small things like "it's worth to mention that..." instead of "it's worth mentioning that..." - even the title of the book might be better written as "the road to learning react". Having said that, there are no instances in the book where the odd small grammatical error deflects from your understanding. Reading this book you can tell it's written by someone who is passionate about the subject and about teaching. It even encourages you in the preface to lend the book to your friends when you have read it, so everyone can benefit from the information. The author's enthusiasm is felt throughout the book and this makes it an enjoyable learning experience. With regards to the technical content of the book, it focuses on the core React library, and explains it in a very clear and logical way. It does not cover other related modules like Redux (see his other book, Taming The State In React for this topic), and does not get bogged down in setting up Node and npm (you can find this information out from the reference links at the end of each chapter if you need it). This means that you do not get overwhelmed by a massive amount of information when you are learning React. Another great feature of the book is that it teaches a lot about the new features of ES6. Really the book could have been called 'the road to learn React with ES6' as it includes information on topics such as class inheritance, lambda expressions, string literals, constants, spread operators, destructuring and much more. What I especially like is when it shows ES6 code, it also shows the equivalent code in ES5, so old school javascript developers like myself can easily grasp the concepts. Another good feature is when he shows code, he shows alternative ways of writing the code in ES6 shorthand, so when you encounter the same syntax in the real world, you will not be confused. All in all, I think this is probably one of the best programming books I have bought this year. Review: Highly recommended - I needed to learn React for a project I'm working on and was impressed by the content on Robin Wieruch's website so decided to buy this book. Really glad that I did. This is a practical, hands-on book and an easy read. The Fundamentals of React section in particular is well paced, introducing concepts clearly and simply with just enough detail. Each section builds on the next resulting in a clear understanding of why things are the way they are and how everything fits together. I found that this made it much easier to use what I had learned in my own applications and troubleshoot issues. Highly recommended even if you know just enough Javascript like me. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 87,564 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 46 in Web Scripting & Programming | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 817 Reviews | ## Images ![The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/518+W2zr3BL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book for learning core React library *by M***K on 2 June 2018* The first thing to say here is that the book looked a lot smaller in the picture. It's a paperback and only 187 pages (at the time of writing) so I was expecting something that you could fit in your jacket pocket and take down the pub. On the contrary, when it arrived, I was surprised to find that it was actually A4 sized, so the book contains a lot more than content than I had expected. Incidentally, One of the benefits of having a book in this format is that you can easily prop it open while you type out the code examples (that's German engineering for you!). The book does not take long to work through, however. You could read it on one day or maybe two. I'm a relatively slow reader so it took about 3 days to read it all. I found the language very clear and concise, although there are one of two phrases where you can tell the writer is not a native English speaker - small things like "it's worth to mention that..." instead of "it's worth mentioning that..." - even the title of the book might be better written as "the road to learning react". Having said that, there are no instances in the book where the odd small grammatical error deflects from your understanding. Reading this book you can tell it's written by someone who is passionate about the subject and about teaching. It even encourages you in the preface to lend the book to your friends when you have read it, so everyone can benefit from the information. The author's enthusiasm is felt throughout the book and this makes it an enjoyable learning experience. With regards to the technical content of the book, it focuses on the core React library, and explains it in a very clear and logical way. It does not cover other related modules like Redux (see his other book, Taming The State In React for this topic), and does not get bogged down in setting up Node and npm (you can find this information out from the reference links at the end of each chapter if you need it). This means that you do not get overwhelmed by a massive amount of information when you are learning React. Another great feature of the book is that it teaches a lot about the new features of ES6. Really the book could have been called 'the road to learn React with ES6' as it includes information on topics such as class inheritance, lambda expressions, string literals, constants, spread operators, destructuring and much more. What I especially like is when it shows ES6 code, it also shows the equivalent code in ES5, so old school javascript developers like myself can easily grasp the concepts. Another good feature is when he shows code, he shows alternative ways of writing the code in ES6 shorthand, so when you encounter the same syntax in the real world, you will not be confused. All in all, I think this is probably one of the best programming books I have bought this year. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Highly recommended *by H***S on 20 February 2022* I needed to learn React for a project I'm working on and was impressed by the content on Robin Wieruch's website so decided to buy this book. Really glad that I did. This is a practical, hands-on book and an easy read. The Fundamentals of React section in particular is well paced, introducing concepts clearly and simply with just enough detail. Each section builds on the next resulting in a clear understanding of why things are the way they are and how everything fits together. I found that this made it much easier to use what I had learned in my own applications and troubleshoot issues. Highly recommended even if you know just enough Javascript like me. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Exactly what I needed! *by I***N on 10 September 2024* I was asked to produce a web app to run on smart TVs and React was the obvious choice. I am a native iOS/Android developer so I knew absolutely nothing about React when I ordered this book. The book is very clearly set out and topics are explained thoroughly. I am still a React noob, but I have created a basic app so far, and it would have been a lot harder if I hadn't had this book! I like the physical format of the book - it is pretty much A4 and is hardback which I personally prefer. I would not hesitate to recommend this book to anyone in a similar position to myself. If I had to make one suggestion to make the book even better, an index would be useful, but the contents pages are sufficiently detailed to make this perhaps unnecessary. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Road to React: Your journey to master plain yet pragmatic React.js - JavaScript: The Definitive Guide: Master the World's Most-Used Programming Language - Eloquent JavaScript, 3rd Edition: A Modern Introduction to Programming --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/115054968-the-road-to-react-your-journey-to-master-plain-pragmatic](https://www.desertcart.in/products/115054968-the-road-to-react-your-journey-to-master-plain-pragmatic) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-08-10*