React Interview Questions Series – Complete Roadmap

I’ve designed it to go from Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced → Senior/System Design, exactly how interview preparation should flow.


🚀 React Interview Questions Series – Complete Roadmap


🟢 PHASE 1: React Fundamentals (Beginner Level)

👉 Goal: Clear basic React interviews

Day 1: React Basics

  • What is React?
  • Why React is used?
  • React vs Angular vs Vue
  • SPA vs MPA

Day 2: JSX & Rendering

  • What is JSX?
  • JSX vs HTML
  • How JSX is converted to JS
  • Babel role

Day 3: Components

  • Functional vs Class components
  • Why functional components are preferred
  • Component reusability

Day 4: Props & State

  • What are props?
  • What is state?
  • Props vs State
  • Immutable state concept

Day 5: Events & Conditional Rendering

  • Event handling in React
  • Synthetic events
  • Conditional rendering patterns

🟡 PHASE 2: Core React Concepts (Intermediate Level)

👉 Goal: Crack mid-level React interviews

Day 6: React Hooks – Introduction

  • What are Hooks?
  • Why Hooks were introduced
  • Rules of Hooks

Day 7: useState & useEffect (Most Asked)

  • useState working
  • useEffect lifecycle
  • Dependency array
  • Common mistakes

Day 8: Other Important Hooks

  • useContext
  • useRef
  • useMemo
  • useCallback
  • When to use which hook

Day 9: Component Lifecycle (Interview Favorite)

  • Lifecycle methods (old vs hooks)
  • Mounting, Updating, Unmounting
  • Cleanup functions

Day 10: Forms & Controlled Components

  • Controlled vs uncontrolled components
  • Form handling
  • Validation basics

🟠 PHASE 3: Performance & Optimization (Advanced Level)

👉 Goal: Stand out as a strong React engineer

Day 11: React Rendering & Reconciliation

  • Virtual DOM
  • Diffing algorithm
  • Re-rendering triggers

Day 12: Performance Optimization

  • React.memo
  • useMemo vs useCallback
  • Lazy loading
  • Code splitting

Day 13: Keys & Lists

  • Why keys are important
  • Index as key – why dangerous
  • Reconciliation issues

Day 14: Error Handling

  • Error boundaries
  • try/catch limitations
  • Production error handling

🔵 PHASE 4: State Management (Advanced Interviews)

👉 Goal: Crack product company interviews

Day 15: State Management Basics

  • Lifting state up
  • Prop drilling problem
  • Context API

Day 16: Redux Interview Questions

  • Why Redux?
  • Redux flow
  • Actions, reducers, store
  • Redux vs Context

Day 17: Modern Redux

  • Redux Toolkit
  • createSlice
  • Async thunk
  • RTK Query

🟣 PHASE 5: React & Backend Integration

Day 18: API Calls in React

  • fetch vs axios
  • useEffect with API
  • Error handling
  • Loading states

Day 19: Authentication & Authorization

  • JWT in React
  • Protected routes
  • Role-based UI
  • Token storage (localStorage vs cookies)

Day 20: Environment & Config

  • .env files
  • Build-time vs runtime config

🔴 PHASE 6: Advanced React + System Design (Senior Level)

👉 Goal: Senior / Lead React roles

Day 21: React Architecture Design

  • Folder structure best practices
  • Feature-based architecture
  • Component vs container pattern

Day 22: React System Design Questions

  • Design a dashboard in React
  • Design large form-based app
  • Handling real-time updates

Day 23: React + Performance at Scale

  • Large lists (virtualization)
  • Memory leaks
  • Web workers

Day 24: React Security Questions

  • XSS in React
  • CSRF
  • Secure API calls
  • Sensitive data handling

PHASE 7: React Interview Special (Must-Have)

Day 25: Most Asked React Interview Questions

  • Why keys matter?
  • Why hooks can’t be conditional?
  • useEffect vs useLayoutEffect
  • State update batching

Day 26: React Coding Interview Questions

  • Build counter
  • Todo app
  • Debounce input
  • Infinite scroll

Video 27: React Interview Mistakes

  • Common mistakes candidates make
  • Resume traps
  • Live coding tips

🎯 Playlist Growth Strategy (YouTube Tip)

  • Start titles with:
    “React Interview Questions – Part X”
  • Use thumbnails with:
    • “Asked in Interviews”
    • “Senior Level”
    • “Must Know”
  • End each video with:
    👉 “Next video: React Hooks Interview Questions”

🚀 Recommended First 5

  1. React Interview Questions – Basics
  2. Props vs State (Most Asked)
  3. useEffect Explained (Interview Level)
  4. React Hooks Interview Questions
  5. Redux Interview Questions

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