My experience with cloning

I’ve been learning to create React apps for about 6 months now and have learned a lot but still got miles to go.

React is a framework for Web applications. The most popular one in fact. It’s specifically used for single-page applications and can be used as a base in development for mobile applications as well.

During my 26th week into coding I was given a task to clone LinkedIn. And here is my attempt at it!

I attempted to implement features like :

1. Login and logout
2. Handling users
3. Handling comments
4. Handling posts and likes.

First, I found it a little challenging, but I love approaching challenges! It always kicks in the extra motivation and adrenaline effort.

First! Take a peek at the page

You may have visited the site you want to clone previously, but visiting it only for the purpose of cloning it, helps you and brings to light a loottttt of features and minor little details that you probably hadn’t noticed before, and as it’s said

The devil is in the detail!

Try! and try your best!! to make it as indistinguishable as possible. Down to the very last pixel!

Next! Start by coding out from the very first page

In my case, I had to start with the login page, pretty simple, but as you pass every milestone, no matter how big or small, it adds on to your own motivation to keep working and do better!

After you’re done with that, build as you go.

First would be the login page, and as you login the first thing is the feed, so work on your feed next and so on!

This is how my outcome was :

Tech stack I used?

1. React JS
2. JavaScript
3. Redux
4. Bootstrap

Challenges I faced?

Oh! SO MANY!

But isn’t that a part of learning? You come across an obstacle, face it! Learn! and move one step ahead!

I’m still learning and every day’s got something new to learn!

Here’s the link if you wanna check out the code!