Episode 17 - React Hooks with Tapas Adhikary

20minJS

In this episode I have a very interesting conversation with Tapas Adhikary about React Hooks. What they are, why you'd want to create custom ones and what are the best practices around doing that.
Contact Tapas

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/tapasadhikary
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tapasadhikary
• GitHub: https://github.com/atapas
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapasadhikary/

Some interesting links

• Showcase: https://www.showwcase.com/atapas398
• React Play: https://reactplay.io/

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Chapters

1. Episode 17 - React Hooks with Tapas Adhikary (00:00:00)

2. What are hooks? (00:02:33)

3. What are the most common hooks? (00:04:10)

4. What are the rules of hooks? (00:05:39)

5. Why would you create a custom hook? (00:07:24)

6. What's the anatomy of a custom React hook? (00:09:51)

7. How is state managed inside hooks? (00:13:40)

8. Best practices for creating custom hooks (00:17:29)

9. Where can people learn about hooks? (00:23:02)

10. What is React Play? (00:24:53)

11. What is the best advice he ever received? (00:29:37)

12. What is the most exciting project he ever worked on? (00:30:48)

13. One thing he regrets not knowing before starting to code (00:32:12)