Gain insights into Redux fundamentals, explore application-based problems, and discover how to effectively manage state in React environments with this beginner's guide to state management.

This course is a beginner's gateway into the mechanics of using Redux as an application building platform. It takes a bottom-up approach, enforcing the basic aspects of Redux before incorporating them together in a creative and interactive way. It begins with a short theoretical section before moving on to application based problems. 
The course does assume that the user has a basic idea of how React works, as Redux works in the React environment. Let's dive in!

Understanding Redux: A Beginner's Guide To State Management

As earlier explained, whenever there’s an intent to update the application state, an **action** must be dispatched.

Whether that intent is initiated by a user click, or a timeout event or even an Ajax request, the rule remains the same. You have to dispatch an action.

The same goes for this application.

Since we intend to update the state of the application, whenever any of the buttons is clicked, we must dispatch an action.

We will define the actions for the three buttons in our Hello World app.

Getting to know Redux (Theory)

Your First Redux Application

Understanding State Updates with Actions

Building Skypey: A More Advanced Example

Building Skypey: Designing the State Object

Building Skypey: The User Component

Building Skypey: The Empty Screen

Building Skypey: The Chat Window

Building Skypey: Header and Chat Window

Building Skypey: Messaging

The Skypey App

Examining the Actions in the Application