📘 React Mastery Series — Day 17
Feb 18 · 3 min read · useRef Deep Dive — DOM Access + Persistent Values Explained Many developers think: useRef is only for accessing DOM. That’s only 50% truth. Today we’ll understand the real power of useRef. 🤔 What is useRef? useRef is a React hook that lets you s...
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📘 React Mastery Series — Day 12
Feb 12 · 3 min read · useReducer Hook Explained in the Simplest Way (With Real Example) Many developers get scared when they hear: “Use useReducer instead of useState.” But honestly? useReducer is just a more structured way to manage state. Let’s break it down simply. ...
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📘 React Mastery Series — Day 5
Feb 5 · 2 min read · Controlled vs Uncontrolled Components in React (Forms Made Simple) Handling forms correctly is a must-have skill for every React developer. In React, there are two ways to work with inputs: 👉 Controlled Components👉 Uncontrolled Components Let’s und...
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React Summary Day-3
Jan 24 · 2 min read · Heyy everyone, this is my third day of learning React from Chai Aur Code(Hitesh Choudhary Sirr), today i learned about hooks. Why hooks are required, how it works and how to use it. In a nutshell, hooks are nothing but the way for react to propagate ...
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Jan 6 · 1 min read · Checks if history exists Falls back to a default route if no previous page Works with React Router v6 import { useNavigate } from "react-router-dom"; const useGoBack = () => { const navigate = useNavigate(); const goBack = () => { if (...
Join discussionModeling React State as a Finite State Machine
Dec 30, 2025 · 4 min read · Back in 2022, I wrote Building a Traffic Light React App exploring how to model UI state as a finite state machine. The key insight was naming states by their business meaning rather than their visual representation, like PriorityStraight instead of ...
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Dec 26, 2025 · 8 min read · In React, every component goes through a series of stages called the lifecycle. These stages define how a component is created, updated, and removed. By understanding the React lifecycle, developers can run code at the right moments, manage resources...
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