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🚀 Built a Job Listing UI using React.js I recently developed a dynamic Job Listing interface using React, focusing on clean UI and reusable components. 💡 What this project includes: ✔️ Created a reusable Card component ✔️ Passed job data using Props ✔️ Rendered multiple job listings using map() ✔️ Structured real-world job data (company, role, salary, location, etc.) ✔️ Clean UI with separate sections (Top / Center / Bottom) ✔️ Integrated icons using lucide-react 🧠 Key Learnings: Understanding props and component reusability helped me see how scalable applications are built in React. Instead of repeating code, I can now design modular components that handle dynamic data efficiently. 📊 Tech Stack: React.js | JavaScript | CSS Sheryians Coding School Harsh Vandana Sharma #ReactJS #FrontendDevelopment #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #Projects #CodingJourney #UIUX #LearningByDoing
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