Preface

React has established itself as one of the most popular and widely adopted JavaScript libraries due to its simplistic yet scalable ability to create applications. Quarkus is a fantastic alternative for backend development by boosting developer productivity with features such as prebuilt integrations, application services, and more that bring a new revolutionary developer experience to Java.

This book provides hands-on experience to get started with creating and deploying an end-to-end web application with Quarkus and React. For a simpler understanding, the book has been divided into three main parts. In the first part, you will begin with a basic introduction to Quarkus and its features. You will be taught how to bootstrap a Quarkus project from scratch to create a secure, tested HTTP server for your backend. The second part focuses on the frontend; you will learn how to create a React project from scratch to build the application’s user interface and how to integrate it with the Quarkus backend. The last part shows you how to create cluster configuration manifests and how to deploy them into Kubernetes, along with other alternatives such as Fly.io.

By the end of the book, you will be confident in your skills to combine the robustness of both frameworks to create and deploy standalone, fully functional web applications.