Is React a good option to make a full-stack web app?

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I want to make:

  1. a cryptic hunt website which involves authentication, a DB of questions and answers for the hunt, and security to prevent any compromise of the answers
  2. a dashboard for a competition which involves authentication and forms

Is React sufficient enough to make this or I will require Express as well?

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React is only a front-end framework, so you’ll have to use Express + a database for the back-end, whether that’s MongoDB/Mongoose or some form of SQL (SQLite and PostgreSQL are commonly used with Node.js).

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Thanks. So should I learn React first or Node.js(Express)?

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depends on what you’re most comfortable with. I’d say go with React first, get an idea of how to set things up and then proceed with backend technologies.