Gain insights into React updates since V16, including new lifecycle methods, context API, and hooks. Discover how to utilize these features for writing better modern React applications.

What’s new with React? New lifecycle methods, context API, hooks, and lots more. While the fundamental principles of React have stayed the same, the way we write React apps has changed with each new release.  

If you learned React a while back, it’s possible that you haven’t been up to date with every new feature/release. It’s also possible to get lost in all the new features. Where exactly do you start? How important are they for your day to day use?

This course is your one-stop reference to most important React updates since V16 was released. We’ll walk through all the major features of modern React so you can stay in sync with the most recent changes while learning to write better software.

Reintroducing React: V16 and Beyond

So far, John has had a great experience with the Context API. Many thanks to Mia who recommended such a great tool!

However, there’s a little problem. 

As John uses the context API more often, he begins to recognize a problem. 


# A Problem Arises

When you have multiple `Consumers` within a component, it results in having a lot of nested, not-so-pleasant code. 

Here’s an example. 

While working on the *Benny Home Run* application, John had to create a new context object to hold the game level state of the current user. 

In this lesson, we will see that issues can occur if we are using Context without consumers.

Introduction

Lifecycle

Context API

ContextType

React.memo

The Profiler

Lazy Loading

Hooks

Learn to Localize a React Web App Using React Intl

Conclusion

Using Context without a Consumer

A Problem Arises