#Hooks

Obsessively wrapping everything in `useMemo`? It might be hurting your performance. Learn the hidden costs of memoization and when to actually use it.

A complete guide to accessing DOM directly in React using useRef, avoiding common pitfalls, and mastering advanced patterns like forwardRef and useImperativeHandle.

How closures referencing outdated values caused bugs in my React app, and how I fixed them.

My experience getting stuck in an infinite loop due to useEffect dependency arrays, and how I escaped.

Passing a ref to a child component isn't as simple as passing a prop. We dive into why React throws warnings, how `forwardRef` acts as a tunnel for DOM access, and how `useImperativeHandle` allows you to expose a controlled API instead of the raw DOM node, enforcing better encapsulation.