React
Hooks, patterns, performance, SSR/SSG — modern React deep dives.
14 articles
Controlled vs Uncontrolled Components
Master React form patterns: controlled inputs with state, uncontrolled with refs, form libraries, validation strategies, and performance considerations for large forms.
SSR vs SSG vs CSR Explained
Understand server-side rendering, static site generation, and client-side rendering. Learn when to use each, how hydration works, and the SEO and performance trade-offs.
React Patterns & Best Practices
Master advanced React patterns: compound components, render props, HOCs, container/presentational split, and props drilling solutions. Know when to use each.
Error Boundaries: Catching Errors in React
Learn how to catch and handle rendering errors with error boundaries. Build resilient React apps with fallback UIs, error logging, and recovery strategies.
Key Prop: Why It Matters
Understand React's key prop: why it exists, how it affects rendering, when to use IDs vs indexes, and how keys control component identity and state preservation.
React Performance Optimization
Master React performance: memoization, code splitting, lazy loading, bundle analysis, profiling, and Core Web Vitals optimization with practical examples.
Custom Hooks Pattern & Best Practices
Learn how to extract reusable logic into custom hooks. Build useFetch, useLocalStorage, useForm, useDebounce, and useThrottle from scratch with real implementations.
useReducer vs useState
Master React's useReducer hook: reducer functions, dispatching actions, complex state logic, state machines, and when to choose useReducer over useState. Complete comparison with practical examples.
useContext for State Management
Master React's Context API and useContext hook: creating providers, consuming context, avoiding prop drilling, performance pitfalls, combining context with useReducer, and when to use external state management.
useRef: Accessing DOM & Storing Values
Master React's useRef hook: DOM access, persisting values across renders, forwardRef, imperative patterns, instance variables, and practical custom hooks. Complete guide with working examples.
useCallback & useMemo Deep Dive
Master React's memoization hooks: useCallback for stable function references, useMemo for expensive computations, dependency array gotchas, when to memoize, and when NOT to. Performance optimization done right.
useEffect Hook Deep Dive
Master React's useEffect hook: side effects, dependency arrays, cleanup functions, race conditions, AbortController, event listeners, and performance patterns. The complete guide.
useState Hook Complete Guide
Master React's useState hook: syntax, initialization, functional updates, state batching, object/array state, common pitfalls, and custom hooks. Everything you need to manage component state.
React Fundamentals — Everything You Need to Know
Master React fundamentals: components, JSX, props, state, rendering lifecycle, re-rendering triggers, Fragments, and more. The complete beginner-to-confident guide with 20 code examples.