How Should You Proceed?

In working through this book, you've learned a lot about React. But it's always challenging to then proceed and apply that knowledge to real projects.

So, how should you proceed? How do you best apply your knowledge and, hence, continue to grow as a React developer?

The most important factor is that you use your knowledge. Don't just read a book. Instead, use your newly gained skills to build some demo projects.

You don't have to build the next Amazon or TikTok. There's a reason why applications like these are built by huge teams. But you should build small demo projects that focus on a couple of core problems. You could, for example, build a very basic website that allows users to store and view their daily goals, or build a basic meetups page where visitors can organize and join meetup events.

To put it simply: practice is king. You must apply what you've learned and build stuff. Because by building demo projects,...