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Ask HN: What is the most effective way to learn React for PHP developers?
I'm a seasoned PHP developer, and have been building WordPress sites for longer than I care to remember. I'm quite conservative in my choice of tools because I like to know that what I build has a decent chance of lasting a relatively long time for my clients, hence WordPress / PHP. With WordPress moving to the React-based Gutenberg editor it feels like a good time to get going with React because it seems like it'll be around for a while. I'm OK with JavaScript, but I'm old enough to be self-taught (I worked with the people who built the first BBC website - three pages of TV listings) so things like closures are still a bit of a mystery to me. Where's the best place to start getting a good grounding in modern JavaScript, and from there what would be a good roadmap into React development?
- adam-golab 8y agoThe best place for learning React is from official documentation. Also there are courses related strictly to React development (For example: https://egghead.io/courses/the-beginner-s-guide-to-react https://egghead.io/courses/the-beginner-s-guide-to-react). I think it's a good place to start. For learning JavaScript I recommend the book series You Don't Know JS (https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS https://github.com/getify/You-Dont-Know-JS). About roadmap, check this repo: https://github.com/adam-golab/react-developer-roadmap https://github.com/adam-golab/react-developer-roadmap
- frereubu 8y agoThanks for the suggestions, I'll take a look.