🧠 useState vs useContext – When to Use Each One

🔹 useState

• Great for managing state inside one component or page
• Useful for MVPs, quick tests or small apps
• Easy to write, less setup
• But not ideal for growing or multi-page apps

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🔸 useContext

• Lets you share state between multiple components/pages
• Perfect for global things like cart, authentication, dark mode, etc.
• Needs a provider, but it’s how real-world apps are built
• I’m using it now to build my shopping cart the professional way

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✅ Mental pattern

• If the state is used in just one place → useState
• If it needs to be shared → useContext

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✍️ Note to myself:

This post is part of my devlog. I write to grow, to stay focused, and maybe help others too.

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Comments

[Nevo David]

nice breakdown - you ever feel like splitting stuff between useState and useContext gets messy or does it just come down to project habits over time