The master branch here is the latest updates to the Pluralsight course published by Peter Kellner in May of 2019 in the master branch.

This GitHub repo includes the final code for all the modules in the course

Before you start, you should install node on either your Windows or Mac computer (those are the two environments that are tested). Below, in "Getting Started" are the basics to get module 6 up and running as fast as possible.

React versions 16.8 and higher, include React Hooks which solve several problems that went unaddressed in previous versions. React Hooks provide a direct API to React concepts you already know about. Those concepts include props, state, context, refs and lifecycle events. React Hooks are designed for use in React Functional Components where previously there was no good way to manage state or lifecycle events.

In this course, you’ll learn how to use the top seven React Hooks as well as gain the knowledge and experience necessary to build your own customized composite Hook. Along the way, you’ll pick up techniques you can use building real world web apps that include how React Hooks can help you with REST services, reducers, authentication and more.

When you are finished with this course, you’ll confidently be able to combine functional components with React Hooks to build first class React apps. Those apps can be written completely with functional components and React Hooks.

1. Install Node 10.15.3 with NPM 6.9.
2. Clone this repository. - git clone https://github.com/pkellner/pluralsight-course-using-react-hooks or download the zip
3. **Set your default directory to which module you want (example: cd 02-Basic-React-Hooks-useState-useRef-useEffect - cd m6-add-rest-data-to-server-side-rendering
4. Install Node Packages with Dependencies. - npm install
5. Install this chrome extension for viewing performance data (optional).

Each of the 5 folders here represent one module of the course. In each folder, there are subfolders that represent the completed code at the end of each clip. Where this is no clip reference, either there is no code in that clip or nothing changed from the previous clip.

Once in a clip directory, the easiest way to test the app is to first install the packages by typing at the root of that directory (in a terminal window or DOS prompt)

npm install

Then, do run the app you just need type

npm run dev

And that will launch the web server on port 3000 where you can browser to it at the url: http://localhost:3000

Starting in module 5, you'll need to launch the json-server to simulate a REST server. To do that, you enter the command at a terminal or DOS prompt:

npm run json-server

This course uses the Next.js framework as a demonstraton vehicle for React Hooks. If you want to know more about Next.js you should watch my other course on Pluralsight titled "Building Server-side Rendered React Apps for Beginners". You can find it here.

If you find any problems or issues, feel free to post it as an issue here at this forum and I will look into it as soon as I can. You can also contact me directly at http://peterkellner.net/contact/

I hope you enjoy the course!