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To learn React as a beginner, follow this order: be comfortable with HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript first, then learn components and JSX, then props and state, then events and forms, then fetching data, and finally routing and a framework such as Next.js — building one small project at each step instead of only watching tutorials. Most beginners who follow this sequence can build real React apps within two to three months of steady practice.

Step 0: The Skills React Assumes You Already Have

React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces, so it stands on three legs: HTML for structure, CSS for appearance, and JavaScript for behaviour. You do not need to be an expert in any of them, but three JavaScript ideas must feel friendly before React will make sense: arrow functions, array methods such as map and filter , and destructuring.…