Complete Guide to Webpack for React Development: 3-in-1

Course details

Webpack is a module bundler for modern JavaScript applications. It is powerful and highly configurable, thanks in great part to its plugin system. It is the part that builds your code. ReactJS is the framework that allows you to build your web applications. They work together to create a system that allows you to develop and build your own front-end applications.

This comprehensive 3-in-1 course will teach you the basics of Webpack and how to configure it in your web applications by developing a blogging application. You will then learn the advanced features of Webpack by building a dynamic responsive photo gallery application in React and configuring it with Webpack. You will also learn how to deploy web applications supported by Babel, code splitting, and ES2015 modules. The approach used is quite hands-on and aims to provide the learner with a very practical knowledge of Webpack.

This training program includes 3 complete courses, carefully chosen to give you the most comprehensive training possible.

In the first course, Hands-on Webpack for React Development, you will be shown the benefits of using Webpack for React based development. You will then be given an exhaustive walkthrough of Webpack loaders. You will also learn how to develop apps using Webpack Dev servers. Next, you will learn how to use React components and containers in your blogging application to add features such as text markup, searching, and listing posted articles. Finally, you will learn how you can lazy-load your application to save your time when you split your code.

In the second course, Webpack for React Applications, you will learn how to use Webpack with a real project. You will then learn how to build a dynamic responsive photo gallery application in React to understand more advanced features. You will also learn how to deploy your application to dynamic cloud hosting sites such as AWS.

The third course, Deploying Web Applications with Webpack, will empower you to configure and work with Webpack. You will explore the latest features provided by Webpack. You will also learn how to deploy web applications supported by Babel, code splitting, and ES2015 modules.

By the end of this Learning Path, you will master webpack to optimize the performance of your React applications by improving workflows.

Meet Your Expert(s):

We have the best work of the following esteemed author(s) to ensure that your learning journey is smooth:

• Rohan Almeida, is a full-stack developer with more than 15 years of experience in developing custom web-based and mobile applications. He is hands-on with JavaScript (ES6/ES7), jQuery, React, Redux, HTML5/CSS, Webpack, Node.js, Bootstrap, Python, and Golang for backend services. He is an expert in Linux (Debian, Ubuntu) setup and in configuring services such as https Nginx, Redis, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. He believes in the power of Open Source software to benefit society and makes an effort to contribute back to the community.

  
  

• Colibri is a technology consultancy company founded in 2015 by James Cross and Ingrid Funie. The company works to help their clients navigate the rapidly changing and complex world of emerging technologies, with deep expertise in areas such as big data, data science, machine learning, and cloud computing. Over the past few years they have worked with some of the world's largest and most prestigious companies, including a tier-1 investment bank, a leading management consultancy group, and one of the world's most popular soft drinks companies, helping each of them to better make sense of its data and process it in more intelligent ways. The company lives by its motto: Data -> Intelligence -> Action.

  
  

• AlexandruToea is a Senior Frontend developer. He is currently working with various startups specializing in building complex React applications for both public and internal use. He started his frontend developer career by building his school's websites around 10 years ago and has constantly advanced his knowledge of web technologies ever since. He is currently working with a technology startup to provide it with the tools required for quick expansion. He has spent the past four years working with React and Redux as well as building efficient real-time applications for both startups and corporate clients. He has a passion for efficient and clean code, while also staying on top of all the new developments in the front-end world. On the site he is also an Authorized Google Trainer, teaching for companies such as Solvay and Lucas Films.