Get up and running with the Spring Boot and React stack - build an app from start to finish, test the frontend and backend, and deploy. Now with TypeScript code!
Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookKey FeaturesUse Spring Boot 3 to create powerful, complex, and secure backends for your applications
Leverage React to build slick, high-performance frontends
Get introduced to TypeScript, Vite, and React Query for React development

Book Description
If you're an existing Java developer who wants to go full stack or pick up another frontend framework, this book is your concise introduction to React. In this three-part build-along, you'll create a robust Spring Boot backend, a React frontend, and then deploy them together.
This new edition is updated to Spring Boot 3 and includes expanded content on security and testing. For the first time ever, it also covers React development with the in-demand TypeScript.
You'll explore the elements that go into creating a REST API and testing, securing, and deploying your applications. You'll learn about custom Hooks, third-party components, and MUI.
By the end of this book, you'll be able to build a full stack application using the latest tools and modern best [...] you will learnMake fast and RESTful web services powered by Spring Data REST
Create and manage databases using ORM, JPA, Hibernate, and more
Explore the use of unit tests and JWTs with Spring Security
Employ React Hooks, props, states, and more to create your frontend
Harness the Material UI component library to customize your frontend
Use the fetch API, Axios, and React Query for networking
Add CRUD functionality to your apps
Deploy your apps using AWS and Docker

Who this book is for
This book is for Java developers who have basic familiarity with Spring Boot but don't know where to start when it comes to building full stack applications. Basic knowledge of JavaScript and HTML will help you to follow along.
You'll also find this book useful if you're a frontend developer with knowledge of JavaScript basics and looking to learn full stack development, or a full stack developer experienced in other technology stacks looking to learn a new [...] of ContentsSetting Up the Environment and Tools - Backend
Understanding Dependency Injection
Using JPA to Create and Access a Database
Creating a RESTful Web Service with Spring Boot
Securing Your Backend
Testing Your Backend
Setting Up the Environment and Tools - Frontend
Getting Started with React
Introduction to TypeScript
Consuming the REST API with React
Useful Third-Party Components for React
Setting up the Frontend for Our Spring Boot RESTful Web Service
Adding CRUD Functionalities
Styling the Frontend with MUI
Testing React Apps
Securing Your Application
Deploying Your Application