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Full-Stack Web Development with FastAPI and React: Build Modern Python and JavaScript Applications. Deploy Modern Web Apps

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Build Modern, Scalable Web Applications with Python, FastAPI, React, and Real Deployment Workflows
Whether you're a backend developer expanding into frontend, or a full-stack engineer ready to modernize your stack, this hands-on guide teaches you everything you need to build, test, and deploy full-stack applications using FastAPI and React—two of the fastest-growing frameworks in the web development ecosystem.

Full-Stack Web Development with FastAPI and React walks you through building real-world applications using Python 3.11+, FastAPI, TypeScript, and React 18+, while teaching best practices for frontend-backend integration, API design, asynchronous programming, and modern CI/CD pipelines.

From RESTful APIs to stateful React components, and from WebSocket-powered real-time features to Dockerized deployments on platforms like Render, Fly.io, and Vercel, this book is the ultimate reference for crafting modern web apps that are fast, scalable, and production-ready.

Inside, you'll Designing and building REST APIs with FastAPI and Pydantic

Creating dynamic UIs using React Hooks, Forms, and Custom Components

Real-time app development with WebSocket integration

Full testing workflows with Pytest, Vitest, and Jest

Dockerizing and orchestrating your stack with Docker Compose

End-to-end CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Deployment workflows for Fly.io, Render, and Vercel

Managing .env config files, performance optimizations, and more

This book delivers clear, structured explanations backed by complete, working code examples. Each chapter is crafted to help you build confidence while solving real developer challenges—from managing pagination and search to structuring projects for maintainability and scalability.

About the Author
Drake Duncan is a seasoned full-stack engineer and software architect with years of experience building scalable web platforms, developer tools, and production systems in Python, JavaScript, and cloud-native stacks. Known for distilling complex concepts into approachable guides, Drake helps developers level up their skills with practical engineering books focused on real-world applications.

Who Should Read This Book?
Perfect

Backend developers learning frontend integration

Frontend engineers expanding into API development

Full-stack engineers seeking deployment-ready workflows

Developers building portfolio-ready or client-facing apps

Teams adopting FastAPI and React in modern software stacks

190 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 17, 2025

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