The challenge here is, to use Hooks beyond simple scenarios requires you to be a competent JavaScript developer. And I don’t mean this in any way a slight. But if you are having issues with this or bind with Classes, Hooks are no simpler. Hooks force you to really understand closures, reference vs value types, and memoization, and more importantly have a keen eye (or linter) to make sure you do not miss any small piece required to make them work.
He has a number of other pro-Hook (but not fanboyish) articles:
The fit with React at this point is somewhat awkward - one has to wonder whether React is maneuvering into a position where ditching the VDOM becomes an option (to replace it with modern Fine-Grained change detection).
Oooh... these links look awesome. In particular, I love loveLOVE the assessment that "Hooks are no simpler". I think this speaks to some of the frustration I've had with them, literally since the day they were announced. I'm not anti-Hooks. In fact, all of my current React dev is now Hooks-based. But I'm continually annoyed by some fanboys who act as though Hooks are self-evidently better, and everything else is clearly worse. They act as though the answer to, "Why Hooks?" is "Well... Hooks!!!"
The historical perspective in these articles is also awesome. I've made a few references in my previous articles to Knockout. It's amazing (to me) how many "senior" JS devs today don't even know what Knockout was/is. This author seems to have a very well-rounded approach to the whole thing.
Ryan Carniato (SolidJS, MarkoJS) notes in: React Hooks: Has React Jumped the Shark? (Feb 2019):
He has a number of other pro-Hook (but not fanboyish) articles:
That last one explains where hooks do make sense.
The fit with React at this point is somewhat awkward - one has to wonder whether React is maneuvering into a position where ditching the VDOM becomes an option (to replace it with modern Fine-Grained change detection).
Oooh... these links look awesome. In particular, I love love LOVE the assessment that "Hooks are no simpler". I think this speaks to some of the frustration I've had with them, literally since the day they were announced. I'm not anti-Hooks. In fact, all of my current React dev is now Hooks-based. But I'm continually annoyed by some fanboys who act as though Hooks are self-evidently better, and everything else is clearly worse. They act as though the answer to, "Why Hooks?" is "Well... Hooks!!!"
The historical perspective in these articles is also awesome. I've made a few references in my previous articles to Knockout. It's amazing (to me) how many "senior" JS devs today don't even know what Knockout was/is. This author seems to have a very well-rounded approach to the whole thing.
I needed Deep dive: How do React hooks really work? (2019) before hooks made sense to me.