React Course Updates

Problems

The current React course was falling out of date particularly:

• React Hooks vs. Classes
• Styling Techniques
• Reach Router

Goals

Create materials that are:

• Up to date with industry best practices
• Aligned with PayPal internal approaches
• Using the latest versions of all npm tools
• Try to avoid too much tooling early in the class

React.js at PayPal: Fundamentals

Old Outline

• ES6

• Intro to React

• Routing

• Styling

• Inner Components

• Debugging

What Went Well

• Create another Cumulative Lab 

• Add debugging activity to that lab

• Create a better student repo with links

• Hooks

• Smaller Files

• Challenges

• PayPal Specifics

React.js at PayPal: Beyond the Basics

Old Outline

• React Intro

• User Input

• AJAX

• Best Practices

• Shared State

• Flux

• Redux

• paypal-scripts

• Testing

• Mock Testing

• Griffin

React.js at PayPal: Beyond the Basics

October 19-22, 2021

Next Steps

• Tweak fundamentals content
• Migrate repository to PP
• Create instructor notes
• Gather feedback from advanced content