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# React Production Engineering

Complete methodology for building production-grade React applications. Covers architecture decisions, component design, state management, performance optimization, testing, and deployment — not just API reference, but engineering methodology with decision frameworks, templates, and scoring systems.

Phase 1: Architecture Assessment

Quick Health Check (score /16) - [ ] Component tree depth < 6 levels (+2) - [ ] No prop drilling past 2 levels (+2) - [ ] Bundle size < 200KB gzipped (+2) - [ ] LCP < 2.5s on 4G (+2) - [ ] Test coverage > 70% on business logic (+2) - [ ] Zero `any` types in production code (+2) - [ ] No direct DOM manipulation (+2) - [ ] Consistent error boundaries (+2)

Architecture Brief

```yaml project: name: "" type: "" # spa | ssr | hybrid | static framework: "" # next | remix | vite-spa | astro scale: "" # small (<20 routes) | medium (20-100) | large (100+) team_size: "" # solo | small (2-5) | medium (6-15) | large (15+) current_state: react_version: "" # 18 | 19 typescript: true router: "" # react-router | next-app | tanstack-router state_management: "" # useState | zustand | jotai | redux | tanstack-query styling: "" # tailwind | css-modules | styled-components | vanilla-extract testing: "" # vitest | jest | playwright | cypress ci_cd: "" # github-actions | gitlab-ci | vercel pain_points: [] goals: [] ```

Framework Selection Decision Matrix

| Factor | Vite SPA | Next.js | Remix | Astro | |--------|----------|---------|-------|-------| | SEO needed | ❌ | ✅ Best | ✅ Good | ✅ Best | | Dashboard/app | ✅ Best | ✅ Good | ✅ Good | ❌ | | Content-heavy | ❌ | ✅ Good | ✅ Good | ✅ Best | | Team familiarity | ✅ Simple | ⚠️ Learning curve | ⚠️ Web standards | ⚠️ Islands | | Deployment | Anywhere | Vercel optimal | Anywhere | Anywhere | | Bundle size | You control | Framework overhead | Smaller | Minimal JS |

  1. Decision rules:
  2. Dashboard/internal tool with no SEO → Vite SPA
  3. Marketing + app hybrid → Next.js
  4. Content-first with some interactivity → Astro
  5. Web-standards-first, nested layouts → Remix
  6. Default for most SaaS products → Next.js

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Phase 2: Project Structure & Conventions

Recommended Feature-Based Structure

``` src/ ├── app/ # Routes/pages (framework-specific) ├── features/ # Feature modules (THE core pattern) │ ├── auth/ │ │ ├── components/ # Feature-specific components │ │ ├── hooks/ # Feature-specific hooks │ │ ├── api/ # API calls & types │ │ ├── utils/ # Feature utilities │ │ ├── types.ts # Feature types │ │ └── index.ts # Public API (barrel export) │ ├── dashboard/ │ └── settings/ ├── shared/ # Cross-feature shared code │ ├── components/ # Generic UI components │ │ ├── ui/ # Primitives (Button, Input, Card) │ │ └── layout/ # Layout components │ ├── hooks/ # Generic hooks │ ├── lib/ # Utilities, constants │ └── types/ # Global types ├── providers/ # Context providers └── styles/ # Global styles ```

7 Structure Rules 1. **Feature isolation** — features/ never import from other features directly; use shared/ or events 2. **Barrel exports** — every feature has index.ts that defines its public API 3. **Colocation** — tests, stories, and styles live next to their component 4. **Max file size** — 300 lines. If bigger, split 5. **Max component size** — 50 lines of JSX. If bigger, extract 6. **No circular deps** — enforce with eslint-plugin-import 7. **Types colocated** — feature types in feature, shared types in shared/types

Naming Conventions

``` Components: PascalCase.tsx (UserProfile.tsx) Hooks: useCamelCase.ts (useAuth.ts) Utilities: camelCase.ts (formatCurrency.ts) Types: PascalCase.ts (User.ts) or types.ts Constants: SCREAMING_SNAKE.ts (API_ENDPOINTS.ts) Test files: *.test.tsx (UserProfile.test.tsx) Story files: *.stories.tsx (Button.stories.tsx) ```

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Phase 3: Component Design Patterns

Component Anatomy Template

```tsx // 1. Imports (grouped: react → third-party → internal → types → styles) import { useState, useCallback, memo } from 'react' import { clsx } from 'clsx' import { Button } from '@/shared/components/ui' import type { User } from '../types'

// 2. Types (exported for reuse) export interface UserCardProps { user: User onEdit?: (id: string) => void variant?: 'compact' | 'full' className?: string }

// 3. Component (named export, not default) export const UserCard = memo(function UserCard({ user, onEdit, variant = 'full', className, }: UserCardProps) { // 4. Hooks first const [isExpanded, setIsExpanded] = useState(false)

// 5. Derived state (no useEffect for derived!) const displayName = `${user.firstName} ${user.lastName}`

// 6. Handlers (useCallback for passed-down refs) const handleEdit = useCallback(() => { onEdit?.(user.id) }, [onEdit, user.id])

// 7. Early returns for edge cases if (!user) return null

// 8. JSX (max 50 lines) return ( <div className={clsx('rounded-lg border p-4', className)}> <h3>{displayName}</h3> {variant === 'full' && <p>{user.bio}</p>} {onEdit && <Button onClick={handleEdit}>Edit</Button>} </div> ) }) ```

Component Composition Patterns

1. Compound Components (for related UI groups) ```tsx // Usage: <Tabs><Tabs.List><Tabs.Tab>A</Tabs.Tab></Tabs.List><Tabs.Panel>...</Tabs.Panel></Tabs> const TabsContext = createContext<TabsContextType | null>(null)

export function Tabs({ children, defaultValue }: TabsProps) { const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState(defaultValue) return ( <TabsContext.Provider value={{ activeTab, setActiveTab }}> {children} </TabsContext.Provider> ) } Tabs.List = TabsList Tabs.Tab = TabsTab Tabs.Panel = TabsPanel ```

2. Render Props (for flexible rendering logic) ```tsx export function DataList<T>({ items, renderItem, renderEmpty }: DataListProps<T>) { if (items.length === 0) return renderEmpty?.() ?? <EmptyState /> return <ul>{items.map((item, i) => <li key={i}>{renderItem(item)}</li>)}</ul> } ```

3. Higher-Order Components (for cross-cutting concerns — use sparingly) ```tsx export function withAuth<P>(Component: ComponentType<P>) { return function AuthenticatedComponent(props: P) { const { user, isLoading } = useAuth() if (isLoading) return <Spinner /> if (!user) return <Navigate to="/login" /> return <Component {...props} /> } } ```

10 Component Rules 1. **One component per file** — always 2. **Named exports** — never default exports (refactoring safety) 3. **Props interface** — always explicit, always exported 4. **No business logic in components** — extract to hooks 5. **No inline styles** — use Tailwind classes or CSS modules 6. **No string refs** — useRef only 7. **No index as key** — use stable identifiers 8. **Memo strategically** — not everywhere, only for expensive renders 9. **Children over props** — prefer composition over configuration 10. **Accessible by default** — semantic HTML, ARIA when needed

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Phase 4: State Management Decision Framework

State Type Decision Tree

``` Is it server data (from API)? ├─ YES → TanStack Query (or SWR) — NEVER Redux/Zustand for server state │ └─ NO → Is it shared across features? ├─ YES → Is it complex with many actions? │ ├─ YES → Zustand (or Redux Toolkit if team knows it) │ └─ NO → Jotai (atomic) or Zustand (simple store) │ └─ NO → Is it shared within a feature? ├─ YES → Context + useReducer (or Zustand feature store) └─ NO → useState / useReducer (component-local) ```

State Management Comparison

| Tool | Best For | Bundle | Learning | Team Size | |------|----------|--------|----------|-----------| | useState | Component-local | 0 KB | None | Any | | useReducer | Complex local state | 0 KB | Low | Any | | Context | Feature-scoped, low-frequency | 0 KB | Low | Any | | Zustand | Global client state | 1.1 KB | Low | Any | | Jotai | Atomic derived state | 3.4 KB | Medium | Small-Med | | TanStack Query | Server state | 12 KB | Medium | Any | | Redux Toolkit | Complex global + middleware | 11 KB | High | Large |

Server State with TanStack Query

```tsx // api/users.ts — query key factory pattern export const userKeys = { all: ['users'] as const, lists: () => [...userKeys.all, 'list'] as const, list: (filters: Filters) => [...userKeys.lists(), filters] as const, details: () => [...userKeys.all, 'detail'] as const, detail: (id: string) => [...userKeys.details(), id] as const, }

// hooks/useUsers.ts export function useUsers(filters: Filters) { return useQuery({ queryKey: userKeys.list(filters), queryFn: () => fetchUsers(filters), staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000, // 5 min placeholderData: keepPreviousData, }) }

export function useUpdateUser() { const queryClient = useQueryClient() return useMutation({ mutationFn: updateUser, onMutate: async (newUser) => { // Optimistic update await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: userKeys.detail(newUser.id) }) const previous = queryClient.getQueryData(userKeys.detail(newUser.id)) queryClient.setQueryData(userKeys.detail(newUser.id), newUser) return { previous } }, onError: (err, newUser, context) => { queryClient.setQueryData(userKeys.detail(newUser.id), context?.previous) }, onSettled: (data, err, variables) => { queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: userKeys.detail(variables.id) }) queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: userKeys.lists() }) }, }) } ```

Client State with Zustand

```tsx // stores/useUIStore.ts — thin, focused stores interface UIStore { sidebarOpen: boolean theme: 'light' | 'dark' | 'system' toggleSidebar: () => void setTheme: (theme: UIStore['theme']) => void }

export const useUIStore = create<UIStore>()( persist( (set) => ({ sidebarOpen: true, theme: 'system', toggleSidebar: () => set((s) => ({ sidebarOpen: !s.sidebarOpen })), setTheme: (theme) => set({ theme }), }), { name: 'ui-preferences' } ) )

// Usage: const theme = useUIStore((s) => s.theme) — always use selectors! ```

5 State Management Rules 1. **Server state ≠ client state** — never mix them in the same store 2. **Smallest scope possible** — useState > Context > Zustand > Redux 3. **No useEffect for derived state** — use useMemo or compute inline 4. **Selectors always** — `useStore(s => s.field)` not `useStore()` 5. **URL is state** — search params, filters, pagination → URL, not React state

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Phase 5: Hooks Engineering

Custom Hook Template

```tsx // hooks/useDebounce.ts export function useDebounce<T>(value: T, delayMs: number = 300): T { const [debouncedValue, setDebouncedValue] = useState(value)

useEffect(() => { const timer = setTimeout(() => setDebouncedValue(value), delayMs) return () => clearTimeout(timer) }, [value, delayMs])

return debouncedValue } ```

Essential Custom Hooks Library

| Hook | Purpose | When to Use | |------|---------|-------------| | `useDebounce` | Debounce value changes | Search inputs, resize | | `useMediaQuery` | Responsive breakpoints | Conditional rendering | | `useLocalStorage` | Persistent local state | Preferences, drafts | | `useIntersection` | Viewport detection | Lazy load, infinite scroll | | `usePrevious` | Track previous value | Animations, comparisons | | `useClickOutside` | Detect outside clicks | Dropdowns, modals | | `useEventListener` | Safe event binding | Keyboard, scroll, resize | | `useToggle` | Boolean state toggle | Modals, accordions |

Hook Rules (beyond React's rules) 1. **One concern per hook** — `useUserSearch` not `useEverything` 2. **Return tuple or object** — tuple for 1-2 values, object for 3+ 3. **Accept options object** — `useDebounce(value, { delay: 300 })` scales better 4. **Handle cleanup** — every subscription/timer needs cleanup in useEffect return 5. **No hooks in conditions** — extract conditional logic into the hook body 6. **Test hooks independently** — use `renderHook` from testing-library

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Phase 6: TypeScript Integration

Strict Configuration

```json { "compilerOptions": { "strict": true, "noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true, "noImplicitOverride": true, "exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true, "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true, "paths": { "@/*": ["./src/*"] } } } ```

Essential Type Patterns

```tsx // 1. Discriminated unions for state machines type AsyncState<T> = | { status: 'idle' } | { status: 'loading' } | { status: 'success'; data: T } | { status: 'error'; error: Error }

// 2. Polymorphic components type ButtonProps<C extends ElementType = 'button'> = { as?: C variant?: 'primary' | 'secondary' } & ComponentPropsWithoutRef<C>

export function Button<C extends ElementType = 'button'>({ as, variant = 'primary', ...props }: ButtonProps<C>) { const Component = as || 'button' return <Component {...props} /> }

// 3. Branded types for IDs type UserId = string & { __brand: 'UserId' } type PostId = string & { __brand: 'PostId' }

// 4. Zod for runtime validation const userSchema = z.object({ id: z.string().uuid(), email: z.string().email(), role: z.enum(['admin', 'user', 'viewer']), }) type User = z.infer<typeof userSchema> ```

5 TypeScript Rules 1. **Zero `any`** — use `unknown` and narrow, or generics 2. **Zod at boundaries** — validate all external data (API, forms, URL params) 3. **Discriminated unions over optional fields** — `{ status: 'success'; data: T }` not `{ data?: T; error?: Error }` 4. **Branded types for IDs** — prevent `userId` being passed where `postId` expected 5. **Satisfies over as** — `config satisfies Config` preserves inference; `as Config` lies

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Phase 7: Performance Optimization

Performance Budget

| Metric | Target | Measurement | |--------|--------|-------------| | First Contentful Paint | < 1.8s | Lighthouse | | Largest Contentful Paint | < 2.5s | Lighthouse | | Interaction to Next Paint | < 200ms | Lighthouse | | Cumulative Layout Shift | < 0.1 | Lighthouse | | Bundle size (gzipped) | < 200 KB | webpack-bundle-analyzer | | JS execution (main thread) | < 3s | Chrome DevTools |

Optimization Priority Stack

| Priority | Technique | Impact | Effort | |----------|-----------|--------|--------| | P0 | Code splitting (route-based) | 🔴 High | Low | | P0 | Image optimization (next/image, srcset) | 🔴 High | Low | | P1 | Tree shaking (named imports) | 🟡 Medium | Low | | P1 | Virtualization for long lists | 🟡 Medium | Medium | | P1 | Debounce expensive operations | 🟡 Medium | Low | | P2 | React.memo on expensive components | 🟢 Low-Med | Low | | P2 | useMemo/useCallback for expensive calculations | 🟢 Low-Med | Low | | P3 | Web Workers for heavy computation | 🟢 Low | High |

Code Splitting Patterns

```tsx // 1. Route-based (automatic with Next.js, manual with React Router) const Dashboard = lazy(() => import('./features/dashboard')) const Settings = lazy(() => import('./features/settings'))

// 2. Component-based (heavy components) const Chart = lazy(() => import('./components/Chart')) const MarkdownEditor = lazy(() => import('./components/MarkdownEditor').then(m => ({ default: m.MarkdownEditor })) )

// 3. Library-based (heavy third-party) const { PDFViewer } = await import('@react-pdf/renderer') ```

React Compiler (React 19+) ```tsx // With React Compiler enabled, manual memo/useMemo/useCallback become unnecessary // The compiler auto-memoizes. Remove manual optimizations: // ❌ const memoized = useMemo(() => expensiveCalc(data), [data]) // ✅ const memoized = expensiveCalc(data) // compiler handles it

// Enable in babel config: // plugins: [['babel-plugin-react-compiler', {}]] ```

Rendering Performance Rules 1. **Never create components inside components** — define at module level 2. **Never create objects/arrays in JSX** — `style={{ color: 'red' }}` rerenders always 3. **Children as props prevent rerender** — `<Layout><ExpensiveChild /></Layout>` 4. **Key must be stable and unique** — not index, not `Math.random()` 5. **Avoid context value churn** — memoize provider value or split contexts 6. **Profile before optimizing** — React DevTools Profiler, not guesswork

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Phase 8: Error Handling & Resilience

Error Boundary Architecture

```tsx // Three levels of error boundaries: // 1. App-level (catches everything, shows full-page error) // 2. Feature-level (isolates feature failures) // 3. Component-level (for risky widgets — charts, third-party)

// Modern error boundary with react-error-boundary import { ErrorBoundary, FallbackProps } from 'react-error-boundary'

function FeatureErrorFallback({ error, resetErrorBoundary }: FallbackProps) { return ( <div role="alert" className="rounded-lg border-red-200 bg-red-50 p-4"> <h3>Something went wrong</h3> <pre className="text-sm text-red-600">{error.message}</pre> <button onClick={resetErrorBoundary}>Try again</button> </div> ) }

// Usage: <ErrorBoundary FallbackComponent={FeatureErrorFallback} onReset={() => queryClient.clear()}> <DashboardFeature /> </ErrorBoundary> ```

Error Handling Checklist - [ ] App-level error boundary wrapping entire app - [ ] Feature-level boundaries for each major feature - [ ] API errors handled in TanStack Query's `onError` / error states - [ ] Form validation errors shown inline (not alerts) - [ ] 404 page for unknown routes - [ ] Offline detection and graceful degradation - [ ] Error reporting to monitoring (Sentry, etc.) - [ ] User-friendly error messages (no stack traces in production)

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Phase 9: Forms & Validation

Form Library Decision

| Library | Best For | Bundle | Renders | |---------|----------|--------|---------| | React Hook Form | Most forms | 9 KB | Minimal (uncontrolled) | | Formik | Simple forms | 13 KB | Every keystroke | | TanStack Form | Type-safe complex | 5 KB | Controlled | | Native | 1-2 field forms | 0 KB | You control |

Default recommendation: React Hook Form + Zod

Form Pattern

```tsx const schema = z.object({ email: z.string().email('Invalid email'), password: z.string().min(8, 'Min 8 characters'), role: z.enum(['admin', 'user']), }) type FormData = z.infer<typeof schema>

export function LoginForm({ onSubmit }: { onSubmit: (data: FormData) => void }) { const form = useForm<FormData>({ resolver: zodResolver(schema), defaultValues: { email: '', password: '', role: 'user' }, })

return ( <form onSubmit={form.handleSubmit(onSubmit)} noValidate> <label htmlFor="email">Email</label> <input id="email" type="email" {...form.register('email')} aria-invalid={!!form.formState.errors.email} /> {form.formState.errors.email && ( <p role="alert">{form.formState.errors.email.message}</p> )} {/* ... more fields */} <button type="submit" disabled={form.formState.isSubmitting}> {form.formState.isSubmitting ? 'Signing in...' : 'Sign in'} </button> </form> ) } ```

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Phase 10: Testing Strategy

Test Pyramid for React

| Level | Tool | Coverage Target | What to Test | |-------|------|-----------------|-------------| | Unit | Vitest | 80% business logic | Hooks, utilities, reducers | | Component | Testing Library | Key user flows | Rendering, interactions, a11y | | Integration | Testing Library | Feature flows | Multi-component workflows | | E2E | Playwright | Critical paths | Auth, checkout, core flows | | Visual | Chromatic/Percy | UI components | Regression detection |

Testing Patterns

```tsx // Component test (Testing Library philosophy: test behavior, not implementation) import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react' import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'

describe('UserCard', () => { it('calls onEdit when edit button clicked', async () => { const user = userEvent.setup() const onEdit = vi.fn() render(<UserCard user={mockUser} onEdit={onEdit} />)

await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /edit/i })) expect(onEdit).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockUser.id) })

it('does not render edit button when onEdit not provided', () => { render(<UserCard user={mockUser} />) expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /edit/i })).not.toBeInTheDocument() }) }) ```

7 Testing Rules 1. **Test behavior, not implementation** — never test state directly or useEffect 2. **Use accessible queries** — `getByRole` > `getByTestId` > `getByText` 3. **User events over fireEvent** — `userEvent.click` simulates real interaction 4. **One assertion per concept** — not one per test, but focused assertions 5. **Mock at boundaries** — API calls, not internal functions 6. **No snapshot tests** — they break on every change and test nothing meaningful 7. **Arrange-Act-Assert** — clear structure in every test

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Phase 11: Accessibility (a11y)

10-Point Accessibility Checklist 1. **Semantic HTML** — `<button>` not `<div onClick>`, `<nav>` not `<div class="nav">` 2. **Keyboard navigation** — every interactive element reachable via Tab, operable via Enter/Space 3. **Focus management** — visible focus indicator, logical tab order, focus trap in modals 4. **Alt text** — every `<img>` has descriptive alt (or `alt=""` if decorative) 5. **Color contrast** — 4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text (WCAG AA) 6. **ARIA labels** — `aria-label` for icon-only buttons, `aria-describedby` for hints 7. **Live regions** — `aria-live="polite"` for dynamic content (toasts, form errors) 8. **Reduced motion** — respect `prefers-reduced-motion` for animations 9. **Screen reader testing** — test with VoiceOver (Mac) or NVDA (Windows) 10. **Automated scanning** — axe-core in CI (`vitest-axe` or `@axe-core/playwright`)

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Phase 12: Production Deployment Checklist

Mandatory (P0) - [ ] TypeScript strict mode, zero errors - [ ] All tests passing - [ ] Bundle analyzed, no unexpected large dependencies - [ ] Error boundaries at app and feature level - [ ] Environment variables validated at build time - [ ] Security headers configured (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options) - [ ] SEO meta tags (title, description, OG tags) - [ ] Analytics/error monitoring integrated - [ ] Performance budget met (LCP < 2.5s)

Recommended (P1) - [ ] Storybook for component library - [ ] Visual regression tests - [ ] a11y automated checks in CI - [ ] Feature flags for risky features - [ ] Preview deployments for PRs - [ ] Bundle size CI check (fail if +10%)

Recommended Stack (2025+)

| Layer | Recommendation | Alternative | |-------|---------------|-------------| | Framework | Next.js 15 | Remix, Vite SPA | | Language | TypeScript (strict) | — | | Styling | Tailwind CSS v4 | CSS Modules | | Components | shadcn/ui | Radix, Headless UI | | State (server) | TanStack Query v5 | SWR | | State (client) | Zustand | Jotai | | Forms | React Hook Form + Zod | TanStack Form | | Testing | Vitest + Testing Library | Jest | | E2E | Playwright | Cypress | | Linting | Biome | ESLint + Prettier | | Auth | Auth.js (NextAuth) | Clerk, Lucia | | Database | Drizzle ORM | Prisma | | Deployment | Vercel | Cloudflare, Fly.io | | Monitoring | Sentry | Datadog |

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Quality Scoring (0-100)

| Dimension | Weight | What to Score | |-----------|--------|--------------| | Architecture | 20% | Structure, separation, patterns | | Type safety | 15% | Strict TS, zero any, Zod boundaries | | Performance | 15% | Core Web Vitals, bundle size | | Testing | 15% | Coverage, quality, pyramid | | Accessibility | 10% | WCAG AA, keyboard, screen reader | | State management | 10% | Right tool, no prop drilling | | Error handling | 10% | Boundaries, user-friendly, monitoring | | Developer experience | 5% | Linting, formatting, CI speed |

Grading: 90+ World-class | 75-89 Production-ready | 60-74 Needs work | <60 Tech debt crisis

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10 Common Mistakes

| # | Mistake | Fix | |---|---------|-----| | 1 | useEffect for derived state | Compute inline or useMemo | | 2 | Prop drilling 5+ levels deep | Context, Zustand, or composition | | 3 | Fetching in useEffect | TanStack Query or framework loaders | | 4 | Default exports everywhere | Named exports for refactoring safety | | 5 | Testing implementation details | Test behavior with Testing Library | | 6 | Giant components (500+ lines) | Extract hooks and sub-components | | 7 | No error boundaries | Add at app, feature, and widget level | | 8 | Redux for server state | TanStack Query for API data | | 9 | Ignoring a11y until the end | Build accessible from day 1 | | 10 | No TypeScript strict mode | Enable strict, fix all errors |

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Natural Language Commands

  • "Set up a new React project" → Phase 1-2 architecture + structure
  • "Review my component" → Phase 3 rules + quality scoring
  • "Help me choose state management" → Phase 4 decision tree
  • "Optimize performance" → Phase 7 priority stack + profiling
  • "Add error handling" → Phase 8 error boundary architecture
  • "Build a form" → Phase 9 React Hook Form + Zod pattern
  • "Write tests for this component" → Phase 10 testing patterns
  • "Check accessibility" → Phase 11 checklist
  • "Prepare for production" → Phase 12 deployment checklist
  • "Audit my React app" → Full quality scoring across all phases
  • "Migrate from class components" → Modern patterns + hooks
  • "Upgrade to React 19" → Compiler, Server Components, Actions

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  • +Engineering methodology, not just API reference — covers architecture decisions and trade-offs
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  • -React-specific — not applicable to Vue, Angular, or other frontend frameworks
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