Seeking a Mentor (React)

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Hi. I am going through javascript part of FreeCodeCamp and want to start learning React and right now I am a little confused about the React itself, and need somebody to explain me a little about it and help if I would have some complicated problems to learn more efficient.
Will be very grateful if anybody would have time to help.

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what resources have you tried to use for react? have you checked out kent dodds’ react courses? maybe udacity? it sounds like you dont need a mentor yet, you just need to pick a good course and go learn it.

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I have just started learning React … I did the section on Freecodecampbeta plus i have watched this playlist
up to to react router (react router has changed to router v4) plus i watched his react/redux video playlist link below.
These are great … i also purchased his full course on Udemy for €9.99 on react and working through that at the moment
I also have done Vue so this makes learning React a lot easier.
only problem with react on his you tube is the way he sets up his projects is out of date and dosent work so i had to use create-react-app which works great and i could then practice what he is teaching.

npm install -g create-react-app // do this first to install on your computor
npm creat-react-app myfirstapp // this then to create the folder and then open in visual studio Atom etc and npm start
link to create-react-app is below


Other than that i can try and help out … would like to know if you have any backend experience creating servers and stuff or experience using npm / using command prompt have you node installed on your computor etc etc

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How familiar with vanilla javascript are you?

If I am right, and you are working through the course and learning as you go, then right now I don’t think you should be thinking about learning React straight away… One thing at a time!

My two cents anways.

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A lot of people are telling you courses to check out and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. I actually recommend finding a good course.

BUT I still think having a mentor, or just someone you can ask a question, would be 100x more beneficial when paired with a good course.

I don’t know how good of a mentor I could be but I can definitely try to answer any questions you have.

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@YariPL

This is a good course but I find it pretty dense (although that’s probably a reflection of my JS skills…)

I’m working through this now and I’m trying to explain parts I think Kent goes through too quickly in my notes. If you’re interested I hope they help you.