Is React a good option to make a full-stack web app?

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I want to make:

a cryptic hunt website which involves authentication, a DB of questions and answers for the hunt, and security to prevent any compromise of the answers, a dashboard for a competition which involves authentication and forms. Is React sufficient enough to make this or I will require Express and MongoDB as well?

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You will require a server component of some sort and a database (doesn’t necessarily have to be Express and Mongo). React is “just” a client-side library for building UIs.

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Thanks. So should I learn React first or Node.js(Express)?

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As with everything, it depends. If your goal is to build the app you describe, you’ll definitely need a server based component, so why not Node?

My advice would be to get a handle on Node, get a feel for Mongo DB (here’s a course that teaches both) and learn how they work together (maybe build a small app, or a subset of the original app you want to build).

Then add a view library into the mix (React is fine, I guess, but you could also take Vue, for example), Build a React app and then hook it up to your Node API, googling problems and asking for help as you need it.

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Thanks. Is it necessary to use a front-end framework to build this along with Node.js or only Node.js will do?

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You can also just build it in Node.That might actually be easier (depending on your level of experience)

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