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just FYI, when working with providers make sure the child is a pure component (if its functional that means it's wrapped in React.memo)

Riccardo Coppola • Mar 17 '20

Hi,
thanks for your comment, could you please elaborate on that?

Thanks!

José Muñoz • Mar 17 '20 • Edited

Sophie Alpert

@sophiebits

That React Component Right Under Your Context Provider Should Probably Use `React.memo`

07:22 AM - 16 Feb 2020

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Let me borrow some credibility

Riccardo Coppola • Mar 17 '20 • Edited

Sophie Alpert

@sophiebits

@domitriusclark briefly: it lets you change the context value and rerender only the components consuming it instead of the entire subtree

08:12 AM - 16 Feb 2020

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That makes sense now, thanks!