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Mastering React Series: useEffect Hook

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useEffect is a Hook in React that allows you to manage side effects in your functional components. A side effect is any state or behavior change that occurs outside of the render function . Some common examples of side effects include: Fetching data from an API Setting and updating a timer Listening to and responding to browser events Updating the document title With useEffect , you can run these side effects and keep your components clean and focused on rendering UI. Usage syntax : useEffect takes two arguments :  The first argument to useEffect is a function that contains your effect code. This function is called every time your component is rendered, and its purpose is to manage your side effect. The second argument is an optional argument to useEffect is an array of dependencies . This array is used to tell React when to re-run your effect. There can be three scenarios :  I. Passing a dependency array with some states: In this case, useEffect will run at the initial render
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Mastering React Series: useState Hook

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useState is a hook in React that allows you to add a state to your functional components. A state is an object that holds data that can change over time, such as user input or dynamic values, and it is used to render dynamic and interactive content in your component. Before the introduction of hooks in React, state management was limited to class components. With useState , you can manage state in functional components, making it easier to manage and maintain your code. Usage syntax :  Note: It’s a widely accepted and followed practice to destructure the returned array into named variables, such as something and setSomething , for better readability and ease of understanding. This is not a requirement, but a recommended best practice in the community. Now let’s talk about its parameter and return value: Parameter : initialState : The initial value of the state. It can be a value of any type, but if you provide functions, it stores the value return value of that function, and also th
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Mastering React Series: Hooks

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React Hooks is a feature introduced in React 16.8 that changed the way React components are written.  What are Hooks? React Hooks are simply JavaScript functions that allow you to reuse stateful logic and other React features without writing a class component. They provide a way to use state and other React features in functional components, making it easier to share and reuse logic across components. Why were Hooks introduced? Hooks were introduced to solve some of the problems that developers faced while using class components in React. Class components can become complex and difficult to understand as the state and logic grow, leading to difficulties in sharing and reusing code. Hooks provide a way to solve these problems by allowing developers to write simple and reusable logic that can be shared across components. Benefits of using Hooks: a. Reusable logic: Hooks allow you to share and reuse stateful logic across components, making your code more maintainable and reusable. b. Simp
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Mastering React Series: Class Components Life Cycle Methods

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Class components in React have several lifecycle methods that are called at different stages of a component's lifecycle. These methods provide a way to perform actions at specific points in a component's lifecycle, such as when the component is mounted, updated, or unmounted. Understanding the class component lifecycle methods and their usage is critical for building performant and efficient React applications. Different life cycle methods are :  constructor componentWillMount render componentDidMount componentWillReceiveProps shouldComponentUpdate componentWillUpdate componentDidUpdate componentWillUnmount Here is a detailed explanation of the class component lifecycle methods:   I. Constructor :   The constructor method is a special method in class components that is called when a component is created and initialized. It is used to set the initial state of a component and bind event handlers to the component instance. The constructor method is the first method that is calle
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Mastering React Series: The Virtual DOM & Reconciliation

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Before we dive into the Virtual DOM, let's first understand what a DOM is. The Document Object Model (DOM) is a tree-like structure that represents the HTML of a web page and enables JavaScript to manipulate its content and structure. The DOM is a live representation of the web page and changes to the DOM are immediately reflected in the web page. The Virtual DOM, on the other hand, is a lightweight in-memory representation of the actual DOM. When the state of a React component changes, React updates the Virtual DOM, instead of the actual DOM, to determine the most efficient way to update the UI. This process is known as reconciliation. Reconciliation is done by the diffing algorithm, which is a breadth-first approach process that compares the current and previous versions of a React component's Virtual DOM to determine the most efficient way to update the actual DOM. The goal of the diffing algorithm is to minimize the number of changes made to the actual DOM, resulting in a f
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Mastering React Series: React Components

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React Components are the building blocks of any React application. They are independent, reusable, and composable units that define a piece of the UI. In React, everything is a component, including the UI, forms, modals, etc. Types of React Components There are two main types of React Components: Class Components Function Components Class Components Class components are JavaScript classes that extend React.Component class. They use a class-based syntax to define a component, and they are used when you need to handle state or lifecycle methods. Example:   Lifecycle Methods in Class Components Class Components have lifecycle methods that allow you to perform actions at specific points during the component's lifecycle. These methods are called automatically by React, and they give you control over the component's behavior and state. Examples of lifecycle methods include: componentDidMount: called after the component has mounted (added to the DOM) componentDidUpdate: called after t
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Mastering React Series: An Introduction to React

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React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It was developed and maintained by Facebook and is now used by a large number of organizations and individual developers around the world. React makes it easier to build dynamic and interactive web applications, and it’s become one of the most popular choices for front-end development. The basic building block of a React application is a component. A component is a small, reusable piece of UI that encapsulates its own state and behavior. Components can be combined to build complex UIs, and they can be easily composed and reused. Here's a simple example of a React component:  In this example, the component is defined as a class that extends React.Component. The component's render method returns the HTML that should be displayed by the component. The component takes its data as props, which are passed in when the component is used. React also includes a virtual DOM, which is a lightweight in-memory representation of the
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