Master React.js Concepts for Your Interview

Prepare effectively for your React.js interview with InterviewPro. Our comprehensive guide covers key React topics, ensuring you have the confidence and knowledge to excel.

📚 Key Topics

1. React Fundamentals

• What is React and why?: A JavaScript library for building user interfaces with reusable components, developed by Facebook.
• JSX: Syntax extension for writing HTML-like code in JavaScript.
• Virtual DOM: Optimizes performance by updating only changed parts of the real DOM.
• Props vs State: Props are for passing data to components, while state is for managing internal component data.
• Components: Functional and class-based, with a lifecycle for managing state and effects.

2. React Router

• React Router: Managing Navigation and Routing in Single-Page Applications
• Nested Routing and Layouts: Using Outlet for Nested Routes
• Programmatic Navigation: Navigating with the useNavigate Hook
• Route Guards and Authentication: Protecting Routes with useLocation and Navigate
• Dynamic Route Matching: Using Route Parameters and useParams
• Scroll Restoration: Maintaining Scroll Position with useLocation and useEffect
• Error Handling in Routing: Handling 404 Pages and Route Errors
• Code Splitting and Lazy Loading: Optimizing Performance with React.lazy and Suspense
• Custom Hooks for Routing: Managing Complex Routing Logic with Custom Hooks
• Advanced Route Matching: Using matchRoutes for Route Matching Logic

3. React Hooks

• useState: Manage local component state in functional components.
• useEffect: Handle side effects and cleanup after component updates.
• useContext: Share state across components without prop drilling.
• useReducer: Advanced state management alternative to useState, useful for complex state logic.
• useCallback: Memoize callback functions to prevent unnecessary re-renders.
• useMemo: Memoize computed values to optimize performance.
• useRef: Access and persist values across renders without causing re-renders.
• useImperativeHandle: Customize the instance value exposed when using ref with forwardRef.
• useLayoutEffect: Similar to useEffect, but fires synchronously after all DOM mutations.
• Custom Hooks: Create reusable logic encapsulated in custom hooks for complex functionalities.

4. State Management

• React Context API: Efficient state sharing across components.
• Redux: Centralized state management for large-scale applications.
• MobX: Reactive state management using observables.
• Zustand: Lightweight state management alternative.

5. Performance Optimization

1. Code Splitting: Use import() to split code and load only when needed, reducing initial bundle size.
2. Lazy Loading: Apply React.lazy() with Suspense to load components on demand.
3. Memoization and Avoid Re-renders: Use React.memo() and useMemo() to cache components and expensive calculations.
4. Event Handlers: Use useCallback() to memoize functions and prevent re-creation on every render.
5. Virtualization: Use react-window to render only visible list items, optimizing large lists.
6. Debounce/Throttle: Optimize event handling with debounce/throttle to limit function execution frequency.
7. Efficient Keys: Ensure stable, unique keys in lists to avoid unnecessary component re-renders.
8. CSS & Images: Optimize asset sizes with CSS preloading, image compression, and lazy loading.
9. Tree Shaking: Remove unused code from bundles with Webpack’s tree-shaking capabilities.

6. Testing in React

• Unit Testing with Jest: Writing tests for React components using Jest.
• Integration Testing with React Testing Library: Testing component interaction with the DOM.
• End-to-End Testing: Using Cypress or Selenium to test user flows in the entire application.

7. Advanced React

• Refs and the DOM: Use useRef to interact with and persist DOM elements.
• Portals: Render children into a different part of the DOM tree.
• Error Boundaries: Gracefully handle runtime errors in React components.
• Webpack: Bundle modules and manage assets for JavaScript applications.
• Babel: Compile modern JavaScript into backward-compatible versions for older browsers.
• How Web URLs Work in a Browser: Learn how URLs are processed by browsers to retrieve web pages.
• Latest React 19 Feature: Stay updated with the newest React 19 enhancements.
• React Query: Simplify data fetching, caching, and synchronization in React apps.
• REST vs GraphQL : camparison in both

8. Coding Challenges

Practice these React-specific coding challenges to sharpen your problem-solving skills:

1. Todo List: Implement a todo list with features for adding, editing, deleting, and filtering tasks.

2. Countdown Application: Build a customizable countdown timer with start, pause, and reset features.

3. Autocomplete Search: Create an autocomplete search component that suggests results as the user types.

4. Nested Comments: Develop a comment section with nested replies, including adding, editing, and deleting comments.

5. File Explorer: Create a file explorer with nested folders and expand/collapse functionality using Tailwind CSS.

6. Shopping Cart: Construct a shopping cart system with product management, cart functionalities, and checkout.

7. Pagination: Build a pagination component with page numbers and navigation buttons for large datasets.

8. Infinite Scroll: Implement infinite scrolling to load more items as the user scrolls down.

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