react-best-practices

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When working with React, always load both this skill and typescript-best-practices together. TypeScript patterns (type-first development, discriminated unions, Zod validation) apply to React code.

Effects let you "step outside" React to synchronize with external systems. Most component logic should NOT use Effects. Before writing an Effect, ask: "Is there a way to do this without an Effect?"

React remounts components in development to verify cleanup works. If you see effects firing twice, don't try to prevent it with refs:

Provides React patterns for hooks, effects, refs, and component design. Covers escape hatches, anti-patterns, and correct effect usage. Must use when reading or writing React components (.tsx, .jsx files with React imports). Source: 0xbigboss/claude-code.

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