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In this episode Wes and Scott discuss React Hooks - what they are, why you might want to use them, their differences with regular classes, and more.
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Show Notes 2:30
Function components
4:50
What are React hooks?
8:12
What problem does this solve?
12:00
State hooks
21:50
Context hooks
26:02
Effect hooks
36:46
Reducer hooks
40:40
Ref Hooks
48:00
Libraries already using React hooks
Rehooks → Listing of hook libraries
React Spring
React Measure
Formik
Immer
50:30
Resources Dan Abramov’s Talk
Harry Wolf
Use Hooks Newsletter
Awesome React Hooks
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