Why I Love React#

Component-Based Architecture#

Everything is a component. Clean, reusable, maintainable.

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function WelcomeCard({ name }) {
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  return (
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    <div className="card">
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      <h2>Welcome, {name}!</h2>
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      <p>Great to see you here</p>
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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// Use it anywhere!
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<WelcomeCard name="LUKKID" />

Hooks Changed Everything#

React Hooks made functional components powerful:

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import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
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function Counter() {
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  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
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  useEffect(() => {
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    document.title = `Count: ${count}`;
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  }, [count]);
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  return (
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    <button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>
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      Clicked {count} times
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    </button>
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  );
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}

The Ecosystem#

• Next.js - Full-stack React
• Vite - Fast dev server
• TailwindCSS - Utility-first CSS
• React Query - Data fetching
• Zustand - Simple state management

My React Project Structure#

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src/
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├── components/
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│   ├── ui/
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│   └── features/
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├── hooks/
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├── pages/
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├── utils/
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└── styles/

Tips for React Beginners#

1. Master JavaScript first - React is just JS
2. Learn hooks deeply - useState, useEffect, useContext
3. Build projects - Theory alone won’t make you better
4. Read the docs - React docs are excellent

What I Build With React#

• Portfolio websites
• Dashboards
• E-commerce sites
• Chat applications
• Mobile apps (React Native)

React isn’t perfect, but it’s my tool of choice!