
Chapter 25: Stop using class components! React hooks explained like never before | By Aryan Kumar | February 2025

In fact, the React hooks have changed how we built the React applications. It has long spent the time of confusion of the components of the class, the overwhelming passout code and the painful management of the state. React has become simpler, cleaner and much more powerful with hooks! πͺ
We will take you through React hooks of absolute bases to advanced personalized hooks that will overcome your applications. Prepare to improve your reaction skills and write code like a pro! π
π€ What are the React hooks and why should you worry about it?
With the introduction of React hooks, we were able to avoid defining class components to manage life and life cycle methods. But I’m sorry to say – class components are intrusive, illegible and painful to maintain. π©
Then, we reacted 16.8, and we received hooks – a superpower for the functional components which helps us to have side effects, and much more without writing lessons! π
π₯ The importance of reaction hooks
β More class components – What does it wonder about? No more!
β Code reusction – Refactor logic in reusable personalized hooks