Module 1 Introduction

Introduction to Module 1: React Hooks

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  • [00:00 - 00:11] In the last module, I introduced the existing application and briefly talked about the hows and whys of its structure. The app is an example of what you might encounter in an enterprise-level organization.

    [00:12 - 00:26] It's a fully functional React application, but it's outdated. Even though it's using the Create React App Framework, which is designed to make it easy to take advantage of the improvements in React, it has not kept up with the new releases as it come along.

    [00:27 - 00:34] The most obvious one being React hooks. Time to upgrade and reap the many benefits that hooks bring to the React Framework.

    [00:35 - 00:50] The most notable being that hooks let you use more of React's features without classes, which in my opinion makes the code easier to read and write. In this module, we'll take a look at React hooks, the biggest fundamental change to happen to React since its inception.

    [00:51 - 01:03] To better understand the whys and hows of the hooks that you'll use and see the most frequently in the wild. We'll cover why hooks, what benefits do they bring to React, why should I even bother upgrading?

    [01:04 - 01:13] We'll also look at the most commonly used React hooks. Use state, use effect, use ref, use context, and of course custom hooks.