{"id":1247,"date":"2024-10-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nimbuscode.tech\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2024-10-07T09:24:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T09:24:47","slug":"best-practices-reactjs-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nimbuscode.tech\/de\/best-practices-reactjs-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking ReactJS Excellence: Essential Best Practices for High-Performance Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8220;section&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8220;row&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.2&#8243; background_size=&#8220;initial&#8220; background_position=&#8220;top_left&#8220; background_repeat=&#8220;repeat&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;|||1px||&#8220; hover_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; column_structure=&#8220;1_3,2_3&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220; width=&#8220;100%&#8220; sticky_enabled=&#8220;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;][pac_divi_table_of_contents included_headings=&#8220;off|on|on|off|off|off&#8220; level_markers_1=&#8220;none&#8220; level_markers_2=&#8220;none&#8220; headings_overflow_1=&#8220;ellipsis&#8220; title_container_bg_color=&#8220;#000E39&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; sticky_position=&#8220;top&#8220; sticky_offset_top=&#8220;190px&#8220; border_color_all_title_container=&#8220;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8220; box_shadow_style=&#8220;preset3&#8243; box_shadow_vertical=&#8220;6px&#8220; box_shadow_blur=&#8220;10px&#8220; box_shadow_spread=&#8220;-9px&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;][\/pac_divi_table_of_contents][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h2>Avoiding Inline Functions and JSX<\/h2>\n<p>When building React applications, it&#8217;s crucial to avoid inline functions and JSX to prevent unnecessary re-renders and improve performance. 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This prevents unnecessary function recreations on every render, which can improve performance by reducing redundant calculations.<\/p>\n<h4>Example of <code>useCallback()<\/code><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;]<script src=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/hofmann-dev\/99d0551152616ff881f95c2afe3db7db.js\"><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; theme_builder_area=&#8220;post_content&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p>In this example, <code>useCallback<\/code><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"> remembers the <\/span><code>handleClick<\/code><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"> function, so the <\/span><code>Button<\/code><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"> won&#8217;t re-render each time the <\/span><code>App<\/code><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\"> component renders. 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