7 React Lessons I Wish I Knew Earlier

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Chapters:
0:00 - React State Must Be Immutable
1:26 - Don't Use State for Everything
2:46 - Derive Values Without State
3:34 - Compute Values Without Effects
4:10 - Keys Should Actually Be Unique
5:00 - Don't Leave Out Dependencies
5:58 - Use useEffect Last
7:07 - Conclusion

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

Correction (1:21) - First put the returned array from users.concat(newUser) in a new variable (i.e. newUsers). Then pass it to setUsers: setUsers(newUsers).

[@Ayoubased]

i need to learn to read pinned first lol, beautiful video

[@incarnateTheGreat]

You beat me to it. Haha

[@dvillegaspro]

Using indexes as keys is not always a bad idea. If the set of items is known and never changing, there’s no reason you shouldn’t be able to use the index. It may be an anti-pattern in most cases but if you know when it is fine to use, just keep that in mind and do it.

[@mustafawagih3429]

Well that's what I thought. Then I found myself using them in multiple positions in the same app (rendering more than one list using indexes as keys). And I had that warning then a bug that it failed to render properly. There's no written rule that you can't, but only do it if you're doing it only once through the whole app.

[@tianyili6336]

@@mustafawagih3429Well, technically, you can. According to the definition of “Unique” - A key cannot be identical to that of a sibling component.

[@sandunlasantha]

Use ESLint and it would tell if the index is "OKAY" for the key or not

[@coldicekiller1352]

its important to know that UseEffect runs TWICE after mount, but only on dev enviroments with strict mode on. I learned that after hours of debugging...

[@janglad9136]

6:41 I agree a simple fetch call in a useEffect is a naive approach and Tanstack query is great, however how do you think they implement this under the hood? Also using useEffect. Much in the same way it also starts requesting the data after the component renders.

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

Correct, Tanstack Query doesn't fix all the problems of data fetching in React. It does have patterns like prefetching and suspense mode, however, which allow you to render-as-you-fetch. Every pattern has its tradeoffs.

[@darkwoodmovies]

For the "Keys Should Actually Be Unique" part, the purpose of this is list ordering. E.g. if you use a non-data-derived `index` as the key and the list order changes, the renderer won't know and it will not update correctly. If your list is not changing order, it's fine to use an index. Also, it only needs to be unique per parent - so you can e.g. have identical keys in two separate lists rendering as long as those lists have a different parent.

[@t_himmel6524]

i already know all of this right now, but i wish i saw this video 2 years ago. Btw thank you so so much. Keep it up ! Peace

[@asemyamak3984]

Loving the channel

[@SahilBhosale08]

Insightful💡

[@gmg15]

5:51 i don’t recommend adding count to dependency array in this case.. as we can always use the previous value of the state inside setState and use that instead of directly using count

[@MushrathChoudhury]

Explain Please

[@gmg15]

@@MushrathChoudhury setCount(prv => prv + 1 );

[@user-kg6bk5mv9g]

pleas manke this types of vlideo more it actualy help to understand concept very great

[@savageteam354k4]

hey men i really love the like your video it is deep and very helpful but right now i really struggle about file management like every time when i want to do some practice i always install react app again and again specially i am very confused by the installation of necessary files like nodemon , express ,node ,buble and run my file on terminal and like so on things really hard for me so can you make a tutorial video on how to handle files and folders, do we have to install every time when we want run our app or so many things please?!

[@TheZayzoo]

A video on suspense 👀?

[@ColaKingThe1]

That was a good video I liked it

[@incarnateTheGreat]

These are great! Thanks! Also, this feels like an advert for React Query. No complaints, though. ;)

[@thefungigg7709]

The example at 1:21 doesn't work as well, you are not calling setUsers with the new array created from the concat metod so that example wont do anything just like the faulty example. To solve it use the result from the concat method as the argument in setUsers :)

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

Thanks for catching that. Missed that in the edit. The spread operator example is correct though. Check my pinned comment

[@LokeshKumar-tk7ri]

We need more tutorials about DSA

Blowing app your project with extra libraries it is not good either. You do not really need, for instance, React Query to perform fetching data unless your case is very specific.

[@selectronm2920]

life is much easier with svelte

[@JakeLuden]

Life is much easier when you just use react the way you’re supposed to use react

[@sikritidakua]

rich harris is the goat

[@farid9323]

Love the tips here. Even an experienced dev can learn some things. But, I think useEffect is getting a bad rap. React was originally designed to fetch data after a component is rendered, so you'll always have some type of loading state, regardless of the library used. I wouldn't necessarily call that a "bad" UX. If you need the data earlier, then SSR is the way to go.

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

If I'm using Next.js with app router, I like fetching data on the server in a React Server Component. If I need something more complex and across client components, I like Tanstack Query. I think each choice has its tradeoffs.

[@mayurpatel6657]

Best explanation I have ever seen for React.❣

[@AshishSingh-dq9fs]

dude, i just came across your channel, great content, can you increase the frequency of videos ?

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

I'm on it!

[@detaaditya6237]

Idk how I feel about "just use dedicated hooks to fetch data like swr, react query, or other library." It's alright to make the code work for now, but we introduce vendor lock-in to the project, a haunting tech debt that will lead us to long hours in the long run. However, I also agree that we shouldn't freely use the clunky-ass, hard to understand useEffect. To mediate this problem, I would introduce a context that contains the interface of "useDataFetcher," which is used by the components. The implementation is decided once at the top of the component tree, and this is where we the vendor hooks like swc and react-query are passed. It's not a perfect solution, as there is an extra layer of indirection now between the components and the vendor hooks, making it overkill for small projects. However, it will ease the whole process of migrating from one library to another.

[@Mohammad_Arafat_03]

Please do one for JavaScript too. You can't live React without JavaScript too. Waiting for it eagerly...

[@leelacreations]

Could you please create a video on JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms

[@KanishqSunil]

Honestly, this person produces some of the cleanest videos on React concepts. I am amazed how he makes the videos look simple yet packs it with quality information. Keep it up 🫡

[@ArchNpm]

hi can u make a vid like this on NextJs

[@harsh_g2543]

what about fetching data in server side using nextjs and server actions

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

I'll do some Next.js videos to cover that

[@muhammadshafain3529]

You seriously are very underrated.

[@udaym4204]

next video on next js Thanks

[@leeroyjenkns5182]

2:38 why shouldn't you use states for stuff that needs to be rendered tho Is it purely because of it's async nature or what

The thing about not using indexes for keys flat out is a bit silly and you're doing yourself a disservice if you take it at face value. This tip is very commonly shared as an axiom, but it is really not. In many cases, indexes are perfectly safe as keys, especially when the array you're rendering won't change or it will only grow at the end but not shuffle or grow at the beginning / in the middle.

[@mohamedalkhyat3284]

Man, you don't even speak my language and I understood every word you said, thanks

[@ecvetanov]

State must be immutable ... unless you are using a state management tool like mobx

[@a.f4580]

Please turn on the dark mode

[@hwapyongedouard]

same bro , immutable mutable 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂🤷‍♀🤷‍♀😂😂

[@truthsayer9534]

JavaScript is the Wild West, thus the large number of frameworks people write to make JavaScript more usable.

[@ryanlog]

nothing will happen at 1:14 either lol

[@TheCodeBootcamp]

Typo on my part. See the pinned comment

[@The-Funk35]

I really don't understand why immutability was pushed so hard with React. It's JavaScript. It's single threaded. It can only perform a single action at a time. What race condition are we protecting against exactly?

[@anxpara]

Number 8: don't use react. The year is 2024, there are better options available

[@dereksniper]

Nextjs? Lol

[@IlyaVelo]

Angular

[@chrisrock219]

​@@dereksnipermumps

[@jonashansen2512]

R19 use(…) hook & ;)