Case Study - Authoring a practical guide to modern React
I wrote React in Action for Manning Publications to help engineers build production-ready interfaces with confidence.
- Client
- React in Action
- Year
- Service
- Writing & Publishing
Why I wrote it
React adoption was accelerating, yet most guides stopped at "todo apps." I wanted to document the patterns that actually work in production—component architecture, data flows, testing, and the glue code teams rely on every day.
Highlights
- Hands-on curriculum – Every chapter pairs narrative with a working example so readers can follow along. Topics span routing, data fetching, testing, and performance tuning.
- Editorial partnership – Collaborated closely with Manning editors and tech reviewers to keep the content grounded in real-world practice.
- Reader support – Hosted workshops, answered forum questions, and regularly updated examples as React evolved.
You can grab a copy on Amazon, and I still reference the material when coaching teams that are new to the React ecosystem.