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A Deep Dive into React Hooks

Gain insights into using React Hooks to enhance code composition and reuse. Delve into custom hooks, global state management, unit testing, and the useDependency Pattern for enterprise-level coding.

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34 Lessons

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Gain insights into using React Hooks to enhance code composition and reuse. Delve into custom hooks, global state management, unit testing, and the useDependency Pattern for enterprise-level coding.

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Course Overview

In this course, you will learn how to use React Hooks, which will help you achieve better code composition, code reuse, and unit testing ability as opposed to using class components. You’ll start by reviewing what React Hooks are all about and why we need them. This will set the stage for the rest of the course. After that you will dive into the Hooks API, how to manage application state globally, as well as how to create custom hooks. In the second half, you’ll get into unit testing and how to work with ...Show More

What You'll Learn

Complete understanding of React Hooks

Better code composition with React Hooks

Patterns of React Hooks

Complete understanding of React Hooks

Course Content

Introduction

2 Lessons

Get familiar with React Hooks to enhance stateful logic, code composition, and reuse.

Introduction

About the Course

Getting Started with React Hooks

4 Lessons

Walk through React Hooks, enhancing state, side-effect management, and following essential rules.

Introduction to React Hooks

The Need for Hooks in React

First Look at React Hooks Usage

The Story of Rules of Hooks

React Hooks API

6 Lessons

Master the steps to effectively use React hooks for state, side effects, context, and optimization.

useState Hook

useEffect Hook

useContext Hook

React Hook with Reducer Pattern

Memoization Hooks

Less Common Hooks

Advanced: Deep Dive into useEffect Hook

3 Lessons

Build a foundation in optimizing React components with useEffect dependencies and state management.

Using Dependencies Array with useEffect Hook

Run useEffect Function with Change in State or Props

Dependencies Array Usage for Components and Functions

Managing Global State with Hooks

4 Lessons

Take a closer look at managing global state in React using Hooks for modular and efficient code.

Introduction

Designing Global State

Coding for Global State

Practical Example Using Global State

Create Your Own Hooks

6 Lessons

See how it works to create custom hooks for reusable notification logic in React.

Introduction

Building a Notify Hook

Design for Notify Hook

Coding for Notify Hook

Working Example of Notify Hook

Summary

Unit Testing for React Hooks

3 Lessons

Practice using various techniques to effectively unit test React Hooks.

Introduction

Manual Approach to Testing Hooks

React Hooks Testing Library

Advanced: useDependency Pattern with Hooks

5 Lessons

Step through enhancing React components with the useDependency pattern for efficient data handling.

Introduction

Basic Design for useDependency Pattern

Implementation for useDependency Pattern as a Hook

Adding More Options to useDependency Hook

Summary

Conclusion

1 Lessons

Look at the key takeaways of React Hooks and practice with beautiful-react-hooks.

Final Thoughts

Course Author

Sharjeel Ahmad

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