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Text Highlight2026-07-28 15:41:53
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"you shouldn’t change objects and arrays that you hold in the React state directly."
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Wait, so I have to copy the whole array just to tweak one item? That feels wasteful but okay.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 13:06:18
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"Every time your component renders, React will update the screen and then run the code inside useEffect."
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Unless you pass deps, right? Then it only runs when those change, not every render.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 12:57:18
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"Every time your component renders, React will update the screen and then run the code inside useEffect."
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So the effect always runs after paint, not before? That's good to know for layout stuff.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 12:38:53
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"Setting it does not change the state variable you already have, but instead triggers a re-render."
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So it's like a photo, not a live video? Kinda makes sense but still weird.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 12:29:53
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"Setting it does not change the state variable you already have, but instead triggers a re-render."
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That's why my console.log always shows the old value right after setState, took me a while to get it.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 10:03:18
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"Effects let you specify side effects that are caused by rendering itself, rather than by a particular event."
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I remember debugging a chat app where I put the connection in an event—big mistake.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:54:18
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"Effects let you specify side effects that are caused by rendering itself, rather than by a particular event."
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Hmm, but doesn't that mean effects run on every render? Seems wasteful.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:45:18
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"Effects let you specify side effects that are caused by rendering itself, rather than by a particular event."
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This finally makes the event vs effect distinction click for me.
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:35:53
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"In React, data that changes over time is called state."
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reminds me of variables but with superpowers, nice explanation actually
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:26:53
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"In React, data that changes over time is called state."
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i always thought state was only for forms, good to know it's broader
Text Highlight2026-07-28 09:17:53
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"In React, data that changes over time is called state."
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so basically state is just a fancy word for stuff that changes lol
Text Highlight2026-07-27 13:06:13
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"Functions passed to event handlers must be passed, not called."
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Makes sense, otherwise it runs immediately. I learned this the hard way too.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 12:57:13
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"Functions passed to event handlers must be passed, not called."
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Wait so I can't just do onClick={handleClick()}? That's been breaking my app for days, oops.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 12:38:48
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"By strictly only writing your components as pure functions, you can avoid an entire class of baffling bugs"
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I've been burned by impure components before, this advice is gold.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 12:29:48
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"By strictly only writing your components as pure functions, you can avoid an entire class of baffling bugs"
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Yeah but pure functions are hard when you need random values or time.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 10:03:13
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"Event handlers are your own functions that will be triggered in response to interactions"
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But how do preventDefault and stopPropagation fit in here?
Text Highlight2026-07-27 09:54:13
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"Event handlers are your own functions that will be triggered in response to interactions"
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This is why React feels so natural once you get the hang of it.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 09:45:13
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"Event handlers are your own functions that will be triggered in response to interactions"
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So basically it's just callbacks, but they make it sound fancy.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 09:35:48
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"UI is built from small units like buttons, text, and images."
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I always forget that even a whole page is just a bunch of tiny pieces.
Text Highlight2026-07-27 09:26:48
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"UI is built from small units like buttons, text, and images."
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Sounds obvious, but it's the foundation of everything in React.
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