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❌ Avoid Provider wrapping hell in React. ✅ Instead combine all your Providers using composition.

❌ Avoid Provider wrapping hell in React. ✅ Instead combine all your Providers using composition.

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❌ Avoid using conditionals to render views in React ✅ Instead use Enums

❌ Avoid using conditionals to render views in React ✅ Instead use Enums

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❌ Avoid using conditionals to render views in React ✅ Instead use Enums ↓

❌ Avoid using conditionals to render views in React ✅ Instead use Enums ↓

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❌ Avoid Provider wrapping hell in React. ✅ Instead combine all your Providers using composition.

❌ Avoid Provider wrapping hell in React. ✅ Instead combine all your Providers using composition.

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📣 Quick announcement: I put together an ebook with 30+ questions and answers to help you ace your next React interview (from beginner to advanced). Just comment on this tweet and I'll send it over 👇

📣 Quick announcement: I put together an ebook with 30+ questions and answers to help you ace your next React interview (from beginner to advanced). Just comment on this tweet and I'll send it over 👇

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❌ Prevent performance issues when showing large lists of data. ✅ Instead use Virtualization, only display what the user sees at any given time

❌ Prevent performance issues when showing large lists of data. ✅ Instead use Virtualization, only display what the user sees at any given time

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❌ Avoid fetching data in useEffect ✅ Instead use libraries like react-query that have a strong built-in mechanism for data fetching.

❌ Avoid fetching data in useEffect ✅ Instead use libraries like react-query that have a strong built-in mechanism for data fetching.

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❌ Avoid resetting state when prop changes in an effect. ✅ Instead, use the key prop to tell react what makes the component reset its state.

❌ Avoid resetting state when prop changes in an effect. ✅ Instead, use the key prop to tell react what makes the component reset its state.

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🚫 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 Using a full context value in every component can trigger unnecessary re-renders. ✅ 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 Use 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 to pull only the data you need. This reduces re-renders and improves performance.

🚫 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 Using a full context value in every component can trigger unnecessary re-renders. ✅ 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 Use 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 to pull only the data you need. This reduces re-renders and improves performance.

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🧪 React testing tip: Avoid performing side effects in waitFor. Instead put side effects outside waitFor callbacks and use the callback for assertions only.

🧪 React testing tip: Avoid performing side effects in waitFor. Instead put side effects outside waitFor callbacks and use the callback for assertions only.

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⚛️ In React, rendering large lists or tables can be a drag on performance. The fix? Virtualization! the process of only rendering part of that large data set (just enough to fill the viewport). ✅ Improves rendering time significantly. ✅ Lowers memory consumption.

⚛️ In React, rendering large lists or tables can be a drag on performance. The fix? Virtualization! the process of only rendering part of that large data set (just enough to fill the viewport). ✅ Improves rendering time significantly. ✅ Lowers memory consumption.

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⚛️ React TIp: reuse logic by using custom hooks to attach event listeners ↓

⚛️ React TIp: reuse logic by using custom hooks to attach event listeners ↓

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⚛️ useEffect cheatsheet ↓ ❌ Thinking of useEffect as a lifecycle method. ✅ Thinking of useEffect as a mechanism to sync data (state/props) with systems that aren’t controlled by React.

⚛️ useEffect cheatsheet ↓ ❌ Thinking of useEffect as a lifecycle method. ✅ Thinking of useEffect as a mechanism to sync data (state/props) with systems that aren’t controlled by React.

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⚛️ I don't worry too much about re-renders in React. (unless I see performance issues) However, I do care about understanding how the rendering process works. ↓

⚛️ I don't worry too much about re-renders in React. (unless I see performance issues) However, I do care about understanding how the rendering process works. ↓

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⚛️ A common useEffect mistake I often see people make: ❌ Don't put event's logic in useEffect. ✅ Instead put it right in the event handler ↓

⚛️ A common useEffect mistake I often see people make: ❌ Don't put event's logic in useEffect. ✅ Instead put it right in the event handler ↓

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❌ Don't use barrel imports in React ✅ Import components directly Barrel imports (index.js re-exports) import the entire module even if you need one component. This adds unused code to your bundle ↓

❌ Don't use barrel imports in React ✅ Import components directly Barrel imports (index.js re-exports) import the entire module even if you need one component. This adds unused code to your bundle ↓

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❌ Rendering 10,000 items at once ✅ Rendering only what's visible

❌ Rendering 10,000 items at once ✅ Rendering only what's visible

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⚛️ How to structure and organize a React application ( ) ↓

⚛️ How to structure and organize a React application ( ) ↓

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❌ Avoid deeply nested validations that are hard to read. ✅ Instead use invariants.

❌ Avoid deeply nested validations that are hard to read. ✅ Instead use invariants.

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❌ Avoid difficult-to-read conditionals to render elements in react. ✅ Instead use utility components for conditional rendering.

❌ Avoid difficult-to-read conditionals to render elements in react. ✅ Instead use utility components for conditional rendering.

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❌ Avoid Provider wrapping hell in React. ✅ Instead combine all your Providers using composition.

❌ Avoid Provider wrapping hell in React. ✅ Instead combine all your Providers using composition.

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❌ Avoid multiple state variables to track status. ✅ Instead use enums.

❌ Avoid multiple state variables to track status. ✅ Instead use enums.

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❌ Avoid having components with too many props. ✅ Instead use the compound components pattern in React to embrace composition.

❌ Avoid having components with too many props. ✅ Instead use the compound components pattern in React to embrace composition.

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❌ Conditional rendering loses form state in React. ✅ React 19's Activity API preserves it. e.g. Switch between steps → your data stays. Effects cleanup automatically → no wasted resources.

❌ Conditional rendering loses form state in React. ✅ React 19's Activity API preserves it. e.g. Switch between steps → your data stays. Effects cleanup automatically → no wasted resources.

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❌ Avoid mixing business logic with your React components. ✅ Instead create abstraction layers that communicate with them.

❌ Avoid mixing business logic with your React components. ✅ Instead create abstraction layers that communicate with them.

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❌ useMemo, useCallback, memo everywhere ✅ React Compiler handles it automatically React Compiler v1.0 is here. It analyzes your code at build time and adds memoization where needed.↓

❌ useMemo, useCallback, memo everywhere ✅ React Compiler handles it automatically React Compiler v1.0 is here. It analyzes your code at build time and adds memoization where needed.↓

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❌ Avoid difficult-to-read conditionals in React. ✅ Instead you can use ts-pattern to express complex conditions in a single, compact expression.

❌ Avoid difficult-to-read conditionals in React. ✅ Instead you can use ts-pattern to express complex conditions in a single, compact expression.

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❌ Avoid increasing time complexity by having non-normalized state variables in React . ✅ Instead normalize the structure of the state variables to reduce time complexity.

❌ Avoid increasing time complexity by having non-normalized state variables in React . ✅ Instead normalize the structure of the state variables to reduce time complexity.

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❌ Don't disable ESLint warnings in useEffect ✅ Instead use useEffectEvent from React 19.2

❌ Don't disable ESLint warnings in useEffect ✅ Instead use useEffectEvent from React 19.2

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❌ Avoid prop-drilling your components to extend them ✅ Instead use composition

❌ Avoid prop-drilling your components to extend them ✅ Instead use composition

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⚛️ Use callback ref functions instead of useEffect (when possible) ↓

⚛️ Use callback ref functions instead of useEffect (when possible) ↓

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⚛️ React + Typescript Tip: How to create short and easy to remember event types with Typescript ↓

⚛️ React + Typescript Tip: How to create short and easy to remember event types with Typescript ↓

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⚛️ If you want cleaner event handlers in your jsx in React you can use currying ↓

⚛️ If you want cleaner event handlers in your jsx in React you can use currying ↓

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⚛️ If you are using fetch() in a useEffect, you probably want to watch this short video ↓

⚛️ If you are using fetch() in a useEffect, you probably want to watch this short video ↓

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