React JS
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1. What are React Server Components (RSC), and how do
they differ from traditional React components?
Answer: React Server Components (RSC) allow you to render
components on the server. Unlike traditional React components,
RSC can fetch data on the server, don't include client-side
JavaScript, and have no lifecycle methods like useEffect. This
results in improved performance and reduced bundle size.
2. Explain the React 18 feature Concurrent Rendering
and how it improves performance.
Answer: Concurrent Rendering in React 18 allows React to
interrupt and pause work as needed. It ensures that high-priority
updates like user input aren't blocked by long-running renders.
This improves the user experience by keeping the UI responsive.
3. What is the role of useTransition in React 18, and
when would you use it?
Answer: useTransition is used to mark state updates as non-
urgent. It allows for a smooth user experience by keeping the UI
interactive during state transitions. For example, it can be used
when switching between pages or tabs where the content can
take longer to load.
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4. What are React Suspense boundaries, and how do they
enhance data loading?
Answer: Suspense boundaries let you define areas in your React
component tree where React can pause rendering while waiting
for asynchronous data (like API calls). This improves user
experience by showing loading states only where necessary.
5. Can you explain React’s useImperativeHandle hook
and its use cases?
Answer: useImperativeHandle customizes the instance value
that is exposed to parent components using ref. It’s useful when
you want to control a child component's internal behavior, such
as controlling a focus or scroll method.
6. What is React’s StrictMode, and how does it help in
development?
Answer: StrictMode is a tool for highlighting potential
problems in an application during development. It activates
additional checks and warnings for its descendants, such as
identifying side-effects and ensuring compatibility with
concurrent rendering.
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7. How do Recoil and Zustand differ from React’s built-in
state management like useState and useReducer?
Answer: Recoil and Zustand are external state management
libraries that provide more advanced features like atom-based
state and global state handling, which are more efficient for large
applications. In contrast, useState and useReducer are
simpler and best for managing local component state.
8. What are React Hooks Rules, and why are they
important?
Answer: Hooks rules are twofold: hooks must be called at the
top level of a component, and they must only be called in React
functional components or custom hooks. These rules are
important to ensure the correct execution order and avoid bugs.
9. Explain how React.memo works and its use cases.
Answer: React.memo is a higher-order component that
prevents unnecessary re-renders by memoizing the result. It
compares the previous props with the current props, and if there
are no changes, the component doesn’t re-render. It’s useful for
optimizing performance in functional components.
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10. How would you optimize a large React application?
Answer: Optimization can be done through code-splitting using
dynamic imports, memoizing expensive calculations with
useMemo or React.memo, lazy loading components, avoiding
unnecessary re-renders, using a proper state management
library, and leveraging React's concurrent features and
Suspense.
11. What is the difference between Context API and
Redux?
Answer: Context API is a simple, built-in solution for passing
data down through the component tree without prop drilling.
Redux, on the other hand, is more complex and used for
managing global state with more predictable and structured
state updates through actions and reducers.
12. What are render props in React, and how are they
different from higher-order components (HOCs)?
Answer: Render props refer to a pattern where a component’s
child is a function that controls rendering. HOCs, by contrast, are
functions that take a component and return a new component.
Render props offer more flexibility, while HOCs wrap a
component and can modify its behavior.
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13. What are the performance implications of using
useEffect incorrectly?
Answer: Incorrect usage of useEffect can cause excessive
renders, infinite loops, or unnecessary re-fetching of data. These
performance issues often arise from missing or incorrect
dependency arrays or placing side-effects that should occur
conditionally inside useEffect.
14. How does React’s useCallback help in optimizing
performance?
Answer: useCallback memoizes a function, ensuring that the
same function reference is maintained across renders unless its
dependencies change. This is useful for preventing unnecessary
re-renders in components that depend on reference equality,
such as those wrapped in React.memo.
15. Explain the difference between useState and
useReducer and when to use each.
Answer: useState is best for simple state management, like
toggling a boolean or managing form inputs. useReducer is
more suitable for complex state logic, where multiple state
values need to be managed or when the state changes depend
on previous states (like reducers in Redux).
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