React Virtual DOM and Reconciliation Explained
Learn how React's Virtual DOM and reconciliation work. Understand render, diffing, and commit, and why React only updates the DOM nodes that actually changed.
Build modern UIs with React
Learn how React's Virtual DOM and reconciliation work. Understand render, diffing, and commit, and why React only updates the DOM nodes that actually changed.
Build your first React component, a counter, from scratch. Learn how useState and onClick work together to keep the screen in sync with a number.
React gives you props, context, and external stores for sharing data. Learn when to use each approach to move values between components.
useEffect synchronizes a React component with systems outside React, like timers, network requests, or the browser DOM. Learn when to use it and when to skip it.
Use useRef to reach a DOM node, then read its size and position with getBoundingClientRect or track changes with ResizeObserver.
Learn how the useReducer Hook manages state through a pure reducer function, how to dispatch actions, and when the pattern beats useState.
Combine useReducer with context to share reducer state and dispatch down the tree without prop drilling, using a provider and small custom hooks.
Learn the steps to extract repeated stateful logic into a reusable custom Hook, name it correctly, and call it from any component.
Understand why custom Hooks share behavior, not values, and how each call to the same Hook keeps its own independent state.
Build a useMediaQuery Hook that tracks a CSS media query with matchMedia, updates on viewport changes, and drives responsive React layouts.
Model loading, error, empty, and success states in React with one status value. Show a clear, accessible message for every request outcome.
Cancel fetch requests in React with AbortController. Pass a signal to fetch, abort in the Effect cleanup, and tell aborts apart from real errors.