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Denny Trebbin
Lead Fullstack Developer. Experimenting with bleeding-edge tech. Irregularly DJ. Hobby drone pilot. Amateur photographer.
Yes and no.
Refs are like an alien to me. I forget them always and only when using a React.js dev build I see warns about missing ref.
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Cliff Rowley
Thinker, Tinkererer, Dork.
Pretty much the same reasons I use refs - when there are wrappers and containers. The only other reason I'll use them is if I am wrapping an existing non-react component.