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David Chen
David Chen

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Improve performance of React Apllication

Improving performance in a React application involves optimizing rendering, reducing unnecessary re-renders, optimizing assets, and improving the efficiency of state and effect management. Here are key strategies:

  1. Optimize Rendering and Re-renders
  2. Use React.memo: Memoize functional components to prevent unnecessary re-renders when props haven't changed.
  3. Use useCallback & useMemo: useCallback: Memoizes functions to prevent re-creation on every render. useMemo: Memoizes expensive calculations to avoid redundant computations.
  4. Avoid Inline Functions and Objects in JSX: Inline functions and objects create a new reference on each render, triggering unnecessary updates.
  5. Key Prop for Lists: Use stable and unique keys when rendering lists to help React identify changes efficiently.

  6. Optimize State and Context Usage

  7. Keep State Local When Possible: Global state updates trigger re-renders for all components using that state.

  8. Use Context Sparingly: Avoid deeply nested contexts, as every update will re-render all consumers.

  9. Use Zustand, Jotai, or Recoil Instead of Context: For global state management, these libraries are more performant than React Context.

  10. Optimize Effects and Rendering

  11. Remove Unnecessary useEffect Dependencies: Ensure useEffect dependencies are properly managed to avoid unnecessary re-runs.

  12. Debounce or Throttle Expensive Operations: Use lodash.debounce or lodash.throttle for events like search input or scroll handlers.

  13. Virtualization for Large Lists & Tables

  14. Use React Window or React Virtualized for rendering only the visible portion of large lists, tables, or grids.

  15. Optimize Component Updates

  16. Batch Updates: React 18 automatically batches state updates, but in older versions, use ReactDOM.unstable_batchedUpdates().

  17. Avoid Deeply Nested Component Trees: Flattening component structures reduces reconciliation time.

  18. Code Splitting and Lazy Loading

  19. Use React.lazy & Suspense: Load components only when needed.
    Dynamic Imports: Split large JS bundles using import().

  20. Optimize Assets and Loading

  21. Compress Images: Use WebP, AVIF, or optimized PNGs/JPEGs.

  22. Lazy Load Images: Use loading="lazy" or libraries like react-lazyload.
    Use SVGs Instead of PNGs: When applicable.

  23. Minify and Compress JS/CSS: Use Webpack, Terser, or ESBuild.

  24. Optimize Network Performance

  25. Use GraphQL with Apollo or Relay: Fetch only required data instead of over-fetching.

  26. Reduce API Calls with Caching: Use React Query (TanStack Query) to cache responses.

  27. Enable Gzip or Brotli Compression: Reduce file sizes for faster loading.

  28. Optimize Web Workers and Offload Heavy Computations

  29. Use Web Workers for CPU-intensive tasks to avoid blocking the main thread.

  30. Use Concurrent Features in React 18+

  31. Use React Concurrent Mode: Enables priority-based rendering.

  32. Use startTransition: Helps defer non-urgent updates.

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