Frontend Development with React

Overview

Updated in May 2025. This course now 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. Master the art of frontend development with this comprehensive course focused on React, one of the most powerful libraries for building dynamic web interfaces. You'll learn to build responsive UIs, manage complex application state with Redux, and create seamless user experiences that interact with real backend APIs. By the end of this course, you’ll have a fully functional frontend integrated with user authentication, post creation, and real-time feedback. The course begins by walking you through the backend routes for posts, where you'll set up APIs to create, delete, like, and comment on user-generated content. Once the backend is complete, you’ll dive into React—starting with a UI overview and progressing through setup, component creation, and navigation using React Router. You’ll also implement core features like user registration and login, directly connecting your frontend to backend services. From there, the course introduces Redux, giving you a strong foundation in global state management. You'll build a Redux store, handle alerts through reducers and actions, and integrate these features into the app using custom components. The final module focuses on building secure and dynamic user experiences through authentication workflows, managing tokens, and updating UI elements based on user status. This course is ideal for frontend developers who want to build modern, interactive applications using React and Redux. Familiarity with JavaScript and some backend concepts is recommended. The course is Intermediate in difficulty and perfect for developers aiming to become full-stack professionals.

Syllabus

Post API Routes

In this module, we will focus on creating and managing posts within the application. You will build routes to handle the creation, retrieval, deletion, and interaction with posts, including likes, unlikes, and comments.

Getting Started With React & The Frontend

In this module, we will dive into setting up the frontend of the application using React. You will learn how to structure the UI, configure the development environment, and build foundational components like the registration and login forms.

Redux Setup & Alerts

In this module, we will focus on managing state with Redux and implementing alert systems to notify users of success or error messages. You will set up the store, reducers, and action creators to handle global app state changes.

React User Authentication

In this module, we will guide you through building the user authentication system with React and Redux. You will implement features like registration, login, token handling, and dynamic updates to the navigation bar based on the user's auth status.