React Best Practices for 2024

WenHao published on 2024-02-10 included in Programming React

Building Better React Applications

React has become the go-to library for building user interfaces, but writing good React code requires following certain best practices. Here are the essential guidelines for 2024.

1. Component Structure

Keep your components clean and focused:

        
        
        
    
// Good: Single responsibility
const UserProfile = ({ user }) => {
  return (
    <div className="user-profile">
      <UserAvatar src={user.avatar} />
      <UserInfo name={user.name} email={user.email} />
    </div>
  );
};

// Avoid: Too many responsibilities
const UserDashboard = ({ user, posts, notifications }) => {
  // Too much logic in one component
};

2. State Management

Choose the right state management approach: