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React Hooks

React Hooks

In this episode Wes and Scott discuss React Hooks - what they are, why you might want to use them, their differences with regular classes, and more. Freshbooks - Sponsor Get a 30 day free trial of Freshbooks at and put SYNTAX in...

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

November 14, 201859m 6s

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In this episode Wes and Scott discuss React Hooks - what they are, why you might want to use them, their differences with regular classes, and more.

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Show Notes

2:30

  • Function components

4:50

  • What are React hooks?

8:12

  • What problem does this solve?

12:00

  • State hooks

21:50

  • Context hooks

26:02

  • Effect hooks

36:46

40:40

  • Ref Hooks

48:00

50:30

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