Advanced React Projects and Ecommerce Development

Course 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. This advanced React course is designed for developers who want to deepen their understanding of React while working on hands-on projects. The journey begins with building a basic calculator in React, which introduces fundamental concepts like JSX, functional components, and React State Hooks. You’ll explore how to handle events, pass parameters in callbacks, and debug applications, providing a strong foundation for more complex projects. Along the way, you’ll master the use of props and state to manage data flow between components, a crucial skill in React development. The next project is a Connect-4 clone, where you’ll apply your React knowledge to build an interactive game. This project emphasizes component design, event handling, and dynamic styling. You'll explore advanced concepts such as lifecycle methods, state management with hooks, and conditional rendering. Additionally, you’ll learn to implement a simple AI for a smart computer player and deploy the project using platforms like Netlify and Surge. The final project focuses on building a full-featured ecommerce site. Starting with setting up a JSON server, you’ll fetch data, render product lists, and use React Router to create dynamic pages. Throughout the project, you’ll refine your skills in managing state and props, styling components with CSS and Styled Components, and handling errors in API calls. You’ll also implement key ecommerce functionalities like a shopping basket, checkout process, and order confirmation, ensuring you’re well-prepared to build scalable ecommerce applications using React. This course is perfect for intermediate to advanced developers looking to enhance their React skills. Ideal for those aiming to build scalable, interactive web applications, with a focus on project-based learning. Prior experience with basic React and JavaScript is recommended.