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React Notes

The document provides interview notes for React.js and Node.js, covering core concepts, lifecycle methods, hooks, state management, routing, and best practices for React, as well as Node.js architecture, modules, Express.js, middleware, API development, database integration, authentication, and best practices. It emphasizes the importance of understanding how React and Node connect, CRUD operations, and preparing for live coding scenarios. The notes serve as a comprehensive guide for candidates preparing for technical interviews in these technologies.

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React Notes

The document provides interview notes for React.js and Node.js, covering core concepts, lifecycle methods, hooks, state management, routing, and best practices for React, as well as Node.js architecture, modules, Express.js, middleware, API development, database integration, authentication, and best practices. It emphasizes the importance of understanding how React and Node connect, CRUD operations, and preparing for live coding scenarios. The notes serve as a comprehensive guide for candidates preparing for technical interviews in these technologies.

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React.

js Interview Notes
1. Introduction
• React.js is a JavaScript library for building UI components.
• Developed by Facebook.
• It is Component-based, Declarative, and uses a Virtual DOM.

2. Core Concepts
Components
• Function Components (preferred) and Class Components.
• Components must return JSX.
function Hello() {
return <h1>Hello World</h1>;
}
JSX
• Syntax extension that looks like HTML inside JavaScript.
Props
• Short for Properties.
• Passed from parent to child components.
<ChildComponent name="John" />
State
• useState() hook to maintain internal state.
const [count, setCount] = useState(0);

3. Lifecycle Methods
• Mounting: constructor → render → componentDidMount
• Updating: shouldComponentUpdate → render → componentDidUpdate
• Unmounting: componentWillUnmount
(For functional components, use useEffect)
useEffect(() => {
console.log("Component mounted!");
return () => console.log("Component unmounted!");
}, []);
4. Hooks
• Introduced in React 16.8.
• Common hooks:
o useState()
o useEffect()
o useContext()
o useRef()
o useReducer()

5. State Management
• useState for local component state.
• Context API for light global state.
• Redux / Zustand for complex state management.

6. Routing
• Use React Router for navigation between components.
import { BrowserRouter, Route, Routes } from 'react-router-dom';

<BrowserRouter>
<Routes>
<Route path="/home" element={<Home />} />
</Routes>
</BrowserRouter>

7. Best Practices
• Keep components small and reusable.
• Lift the state up when needed.
• Use keys when rendering lists.
• Use Error Boundaries for catching JavaScript errors.
Node.js Interview Notes
1. Introduction
• Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 engine.
• Enables running JavaScript outside the browser (server-side).

2. Core Concepts
Event-driven Architecture
• Non-blocking, asynchronous architecture.
Single-threaded
• Uses a single thread to handle multiple requests with event loop.

3. Modules
• Built-in: fs, http, path
• Third-party: express, mongoose, jsonwebtoken
const fs = require('fs');
const express = require('express');

4. npm (Node Package Manager)


• Used to install libraries.
npm install express
• package.json holds metadata about the project.

5. Express.js
• Minimal and flexible Node.js web application framework.
const express = require('express');
const app = express();

app.get('/', (req, res) => {


res.send('Hello World');
});

app.listen(3000);
6. Middleware
• Functions that execute during the request-response cycle.
app.use((req, res, next) => {
console.log('Middleware triggered');
next();
});

7. API Development
• CRUD Operations (Create, Read, Update, Delete) with REST API.
• Postman is often used to test APIs.

8. Database Integration
• Use MongoDB with Mongoose.
const mongoose = require('mongoose');
mongoose.connect('mongodb://localhost:27017/testdb');

9. Authentication
• JWT (JSON Web Token) used for secure authentication.
const jwt = require('jsonwebtoken');
const token = jwt.sign({ id: user._id }, 'secretKey');

10. Best Practices


• Always handle errors (try-catch).
• Use environment variables (dotenv package).
• Validate user inputs.
• Secure APIs (rate-limiting, authentication).

Quick Interview Tips


• Know how React and Node connect.
• Revise CRUD operations.
• Practice Promises, Async/Await.
• Understand Middleware and Hooks.
• Be ready to write a basic API or a simple Component live!

Good Luck!

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