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𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐨-𝐃𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫🎯

Creating a to-do in React appears simple. However, as you introduce add on features, it opens a whole new door to explore and understand concepts. Here's how this project can enhance your understanding.

✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Break tasks into manageable chunks with reusable components.
✅ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 & 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰: Pass data seamlessly between parent and child components.
✅ 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠: Show or render components based on a condition ( example of to do: If the edit mode is on then place an input field).
✅ 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 : Understand how to handle clicks, typing, and more. On delete button click how can you delete the to-do?
✅ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬: Understand when to use useState and useEffect.

Once you've built a basic to-do application, it's time to level up by adding features that make your app more robust and user-friendly.

✅ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞: With every change in the to-dos store the input into a local storage. Use useEffect to update the local storage.
✅ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐀𝐏𝐈: To avoid prop drilling if any and manage state more effectively, implement the React Context API. Understanding Context API solidifies your base.
✅ 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: As your application grows, you might notice unnecessary re-renders, especially when working with multiple components and features. Libraries like Recoil, Redux, or Zustand can help manage state efficiently and prevent re-renders.

By adding these features, you're not only enhancing functionality but also learning critical concepts like local storage, context-based state management, and optimising rendering behaviour, which are essential for building scalable React applications.

A snapshot of the to do list app

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