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Increasing productivity: Best practices for React beginners.

Bentil Shadrack on July 05, 2023

As a newbie in React.js development, comprehending essential principles and adhering to practicalities are critical in becoming better at developin...
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Efren Marin

A lot of good points made here. I'd add that using Lighthouse from Chrome's Dev Tools also helps you understand where you're falling short. From performance, accessibility, to best practices and SEO. I've used Lighthouse consistently to increase my scores and resolve non-tool breaking issues.

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timjohnson2584

A lot of good points made here. I'd add that using Lighthouse from Chrome's Dev Tools also helps you understand 뉴토끼 where you're falling short. From performance, accessibility, to best practices and SEO. I've used Lighthouse consistently to increase my scores and resolve non-tool breaking issues.

Here are some best practices for React beginners to increase their productivity:

Use a good IDE. A good IDE can help you to be more productive by providing you with features such as code completion, linting, and debugging. Some popular IDEs for React development include Visual Studio Code, WebStorm, and IntelliJ IDEA.
Use a linter. A linter is a tool that can help you to identify potential errors in your code. This can help you to avoid bugs and improve the quality of your code. Some popular linters for React development include ESLint and Prettier.
Use a debugger. A debugger is a tool that can help you to step through your code line by line. This can help you to troubleshoot problems in your code and understand how it works. Some popular debuggers for React development include Chrome DevTools and React Developer Tools.
Break down your UI into components. React is a component-based framework, so it's important to break down your UI into components. This will make your code more modular and easier to maintain.
Use hooks. Hooks are a new feature in React that allow you to use state and other React features without writing a class component. This can make your code more concise and easier to understand.
Test your code. It's important to test your code to ensure that it works as expected. There are a number of testing frameworks available for React development, such as Jest and Enzyme.
Use a consistent style guide. A consistent style guide can help to make your code more readable and maintainable. Some popular style guides for React development include Airbnb Style Guide and Google JavaScript Style Guide.
Don't be afraid to ask for help. There are a number of online resources available to help you learn React. If you're stuck, don't be afraid to ask for help on Stack Overflow or the React subreddit.
By following these best practices, you can increase your productivity and become a more efficient React developer.

Here are some additional tips:

Start small. Don't try to build a complex app right away. Start with a simple app and gradually add complexity as you learn more about React.
Use the documentation. The React documentation is a great resource for learning about React. It includes tutorials, API reference, and code examples.
Contribute to open source projects. Contributing to open source projects is a great way to learn React and get feedback from other developers.
Attend conferences and meetups. There are a number of conferences and meetups that are dedicated to React. Attending these events is a great way to learn about React and network with other developers.

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Bentil Shadrack

Awesome
Thank you

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Bentil Shadrack

Wow
Very good input. Thank you Marin

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Seun Taiwo

You made a lot of good points but the example on keeping components small and single purpose felt like overkill. I'd rather just have the h1 and p tags in the UserProfile component. This doesn't mean you shouldn't make components small but making them too small becomes another issue.

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Bentil Shadrack

Awesome point there Seun.
Thank you for throwing more light on that

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William Torrez

Can make a post about Increasing productivity in Perl?

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Bentil Shadrack

Yes I will do that.

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fruntend

Сongratulations 🥳! Your article hit the top posts for the week - dev.to/fruntend/top-10-posts-for-f...
Keep it up 👍

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Bentil Shadrack

Thank you Fruntend✨✔

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CitronBrick

Shouldn't it be setCount(count=>count-1) ?

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Bentil Shadrack

In this case, the setCount function is taking another function which takes the cout as a param and return a decreased count by 1.

Which is kind of passing a redundant method to the setCount function.
You can simply pass the new value of count as an argument to the SetCount when calling it

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Matek

I wish had possibility to read this post at the beginning of my journey with react.

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Bentil Shadrack

I’m glad you like it Matek🙌

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marcelo-3k

This is a true best practices, nice article @qbentil

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Bentil Shadrack

Thank you @marcelo3k

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Cody Bennett

This discussion brings up some excellent points. Additionally, I'd like to emphasize the usefulness of leveraging Lighthouse from Chrome's Dev Tools when analyzing 漫画ロウ. Lighthouse offers insights into various aspects such as performance, accessibility, best practices, and SEO. Personally, I've found Lighthouse to be instrumental in improving my scores and addressing any non-tool-breaking issues effectively.