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6 Basic Tips For Optimizing React Performance

Sufian mustafa on November 19, 2023

Welcome, fellow React enthusiasts! 🚀 If you've ever felt the need to turbocharge your React application's performance, you're in the right place. A...
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Dusan Petkovic

Is React.PureComponent still valuable to use, even with functional react that's mostly used today?

Btw. I would love to see a React project (SPA) that scores 100% on page speed insights

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Sufian mustafa

Absolutely! React.PureComponent is still valuable, even in the era of functional components. While functional components with hooks have become more prevalent, React.PureComponent continues to serve a crucial role in optimizing class components...,

The primary advantage of React.PureComponent lies in its automatic shallow prop and state comparison in shouldComponentUpdate. This comparison helps prevent unnecessary re-renders when the props or state haven't changed, which can lead to performance improvements.

However, it's important to note that React.memo, the equivalent for functional components, achieves a similar optimization. When using functional components, you can leverage React.memo to achieve memoization and prevent unnecessary renders. The choice between React.PureComponent and React.memo often depends on your project's structure and your team's preferences....

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Rense Bakker

This is a great example of why AI is not going to take over our jobs. While the eventual conclusion is correct, it still tries to sell PureComponent as a good idea in the first sentence, because it refuses to give a single concrete answer to any question. It always has to look at the question from different viewpoints, even if it means that it has to create a fantasy to achieve a 2nd viewpoint :p

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Dusan Petkovic

When I use chatgpt for things I write, I only use it to detect grammar errors and stuff, If I tell it to do more, my text completely loses the essence, or the voice of me, becomes a bit bland....

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Sufian mustafa

same to you 🫡

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JoelBonetR 🥇

This comment and this post have both been written by Chat GPT 😂😂😂