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# [How React Virtual DOM Works Under the Hood](https://blog.rithbanerjee.site/how-react-virtual-dom-works-under-the-hood?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Direct DOM manipulation is slow. Updating the screen directly forces the browser to recalculate layouts and repaint pixels. Do this too often, your app lags. React solves this. How? The Virtual DOM. T

May 31 · 3 min read · blog.rithbanerjee.site  
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