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Building Projects with React and APIs

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This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. This course empowers you to build real-world React applications by integrating APIs, managing state, and deploying projects efficiently. You will gain hands-on experience with React Router, Context API, TypeScript basics, and asynchronous data fetching while learning best practices for component composition and project structure. The course begins with API integration using a Crypto Dash project, teaching you how to fetch, display, filter, and sort dynamic data. You’ll also learn to handle async operations, environment variables, and build responsive UI components. Guided exercises ensure that theoretical concepts are applied immediately in practical scenarios. Next, you will explore advanced routing strategies, server-side rendering concepts, loaders, pagination, and project-level state management with the Context API through projects like a Shopping Cart UI and Friendly Dev project. You’ll also implement inner pages, form actions, Markdown-based blogs, and reusable UI components to deepen your full-stack React skills. This course is ideal for JavaScript developers, front-end engineers, or anyone aiming to build modern, dynamic web apps. A basic understanding of React fundamentals is recommended, and the course difficulty is structured at an intermediate level. By the end of the course, you will be able to fetch and manipulate API data, build multi-page React apps using routing and context, implement project-level state management, create responsive and interactive UI components, and deploy fully functional React projects.

Syllabus

  • Working With APIs – Crypto Dash Project
    • In this module, we will build a Crypto Dash project that consumes real-time API data. You will learn to fetch, display, filter, and sort cryptocurrency information dynamically. This module also covers secure environment configuration and interactive UI elements.
  • React Router in Declarative Mode – Extend Crypto Dash Project
    • In this module, we will extend the Crypto Dash project by adding client-side routing. You will create multiple pages, fetch coin details dynamically, and enhance the UI with loading spinners and charts. This module provides practical experience in declarative navigation and data visualization.
  • Build & Deploy
    • In this module, we will take your React application from development to production. You will understand the build workflow, run production builds, and deploy your projects to Vercel. This ensures your applications are accessible and optimized for real-world use.
  • Context API – Shopping Cart UI
    • In this module, we will build a fully functional Shopping Cart UI using the Context API. You will manage product and cart state globally, handle user interactions, and ensure data persistence. This project reinforces best practices in state management and reusable components.
  • React Router Framework Mode – Friendly Dev Project
    • In this module, we will develop the Friendly Dev project using React Router in framework mode. You will implement structured routing, responsive navigation, reusable components, and TypeScript basics. This module teaches modern React routing patterns in real-world scenarios.
  • Loaders, Filtering, Pagination & More
    • In this module, we will enhance projects with advanced data handling features. You will use loaders, implement pagination, apply filtering, and animate UI interactions. These techniques help build responsive and user-friendly React applications.
  • Inner Pages, Actions, Markdown Blog
    • In this module, we will create inner pages and a Markdown-based blog system. You will manage forms with actions, display posts dynamically, and implement pagination and filtering. This module emphasizes content management and interactive page design in React.

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