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⚛️ When React Context API Turns Against You: A Late-Night Debugging Story
- Procrastination led to a late-night refactor session, aiming to build a 'Generic Framework' for quicker tool integration.
- The refactor involved handling messy techniques, technical debt, and tackling global state issues with React's Context API.
- Despite initial clean appearance, overusing context resulted in unnecessary re-renders due to changes in global state.
- The decision to store form state in the same context as list items led to performance issues triggering unwarranted component updates.
- Challenges in avoiding unnecessary re-renders in React were faced, leading to considerations of restructuring and using external libraries like Zustand for better state management.
- Lessons learned included the importance of properly structuring contexts and considering lightweight global state management solutions for improved performance.
- Exploration of state libraries like Zustand and alternative design patterns like Observer was planned for future projects to enhance efficiency.
- Acknowledgment of the need for occasional adjustments in development approaches to maintain code cleanliness and prevent potential performance issues.
- Reflecting on the experience, the author contemplates on continuing to use React's Context API or venturing into different technologies for potential solutions.
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