React
Automatic batching in React 18 helps avoid re-rendering
Remember the earlier versions of React that used to batch multiple state updates inside event handlers such as click or change to...
React
How to convert a React component to an image
Sometimes you want to give the users the ability to download a part of the web application as an image. In that...
React
React fragments: What and Why
React fragments were a feature released in React 16.2. They have been around for a while now but have been a relatively...
React
Why does React state need a new object/array?
If you have been using React for a while, you are familiar with how state update works. There are a lot of...
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Avoiding race conditions and memory leaks in React useEffect
Let us take a look at an implementation of getting data from an API request and see if there is any possibility...
React
Using the useCallback React hook
The useCallback React hook is a useful hook that can help in optimizing the rendering performance of our functional React components. It...
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