🎯 React Hooks - Complete Learning Resource

A comprehensive learning resource for React Hooks with beautiful documentation, practical examples, and interactive demos. Perfect for developers preparing for interviews or mastering React fundamentals.

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📖 Project Overview

This repository is a dual-purpose learning platform that combines:

1. 📚 Beautiful Documentation Site - Built with VitePress featuring comprehensive notes on all React Hooks
2. ⚛️ Interactive React Application - Built with Vite + React 19 + TypeScript for hands-on examples

🎯 Purpose & Goals

• Educational Resource: Master all React Hooks from basic to advanced
• Interview Preparation: Concise notes with common Q&A patterns
• Practical Examples: Runnable code examples for each hook
• Modern Setup: Latest React 19 features with TypeScript support
• Beautiful UI: Custom-styled documentation with responsive design

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🚀 Quick Start

Development

# Start React application (Interactive examples)
npm run dev
# → http://localhost:5173

# Start documentation site
npm run docs:dev
# → http://localhost:5174

# Run both simultaneously (recommended)
npm run dev & npm run docs:dev

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📚 Documentation Features

📖 Content Structure

Each hook documentation includes:

• 📋 Quick Summary: Concise overview with key points
• 🧠 Mental Model: Conceptual understanding of how the hook works
• 🔑 Key Concepts: Essential patterns and use cases
• 💻 Code Examples: Practical, runnable examples with explanations
• ⚠️ Common Pitfalls: What to avoid and why
• ✅ Best Practices: Professional patterns and recommendations
• ❓ Interview Q&A: Common interview questions with detailed answers

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🔗 Quick Navigation - Direct Links to Hook Documentation

🎯 Core Hooks

Hook	Description	Documentation Link
useState	State management	📄 useState.md
useEffect	Side effects & lifecycle	📄 useEffect.md
useLayoutEffect	Synchronous DOM effects	📄 useLayoutEffect.md
useRef	References & imperatives	📄 useRef.md
useContext	Context consumption	📄 useContext.md
useReducer	Complex state logic	📄 useReducer.md

⚡ Performance & Optimization

Hook	Description	Documentation Link
useMemo	Value memoization	📄 useMemo.md
useCallback	Function memoization	📄 useCallback.md
useId	Unique identifier generation	📄 useId.md

🔧 Advanced & Imperative

Hook	Description	Documentation Link
useImperativeHandle	Imperative APIs	📄 useImperativeHandle.md
useTransition	Concurrent rendering	📄 useTransition.md
useDeferredValue	Deferred updates	📄 useDeferredValue.md

🆕 React 19 Form Hooks

Hook	Description	Documentation Link
useActionState	Form action state management	📄 useActionState.md
useFormStatus	Form submission status	📄 useFormStatus.md
useOptimistic	Optimistic UI updates	📄 useOptimistic.md

🛠️ Custom Hooks

Topic	Description	Documentation Link
Custom Hooks	Patterns for reusable logic	📄 customHooks.md

📚 Additional Resources

Resource	Description	Link
Overview	All hooks with beautiful cards	📄 Hooks Overview
Homepage	Documentation site homepage	📄 Homepage

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🏗️ Repository Structure

react-hooks/
├── 📁 docs/                          # VitePress Documentation Site
│   ├── 📁 .vitepress/                # VitePress configuration
│   │   ├── 📄 config.ts              # Site config, navigation, SEO
│   │   └── 📁 theme/                 # Custom theme
│   │       ├── 📄 index.ts           # Theme entry point
│   │       └── 📄 custom.css         # Custom styling (cards, gradients, etc.)
│   ├── 📁 hooks/                     # Hook documentation
│   │   ├── 📄 index.md               # Hooks overview with beautiful cards
│   │   ├── 📄 01_useState.md         # State management hook
│   │   ├── 📄 02_useEffect.md        # Side effects hook
│   │   ├── 📄 03_useLayout.md        # Layout effect hook
│   │   ├── 📄 04_useRef.md           # Reference hook
│   │   ├── 📄 05_useContext.md       # Context consumption hook
│   │   ├── 📄 06_useReducer.md       # State reducer hook
│   │   ├── 📄 07_useMemo.md          # Memoization hook
│   │   ├── 📄 08_useCallback.md      # Callback memoization hook
│   │   ├── 📄 09_useImperativeHandle.md  # Imperative API hook
│   │   ├── 📄 10_useId.md            # Unique ID generation hook
│   │   ├── 📄 11_useTransition.md    # Concurrent rendering hook
│   │   ├── 📄 12_useDeferredValue.md # Deferred value hook
│   │   ├── 📄 13_useActionState.md   # Form action state hook (React 19)
│   │   ├── 📄 14_useFormStatus.md    # Form status hook (React 19)
│   │   ├── 📄 15_useOptimistic.md    # Optimistic updates hook (React 19)
│   │   └── 📄 16_customHooks.md      # Custom hooks patterns
│   ├── 📁 public/                    # Static assets for docs
│   │   └── 📄 logo.svg               # React logo
│   └── 📄 index.md                   # Homepage with hero section
├── 📁 src/                           # React Application Source
│   ├── 📁 hooks/                     # Hook implementations & examples
│   │   └── 📁 useState/              # useState examples
│   │       ├── 📄 UseState.tsx       # Main useState component
│   │       └── 📁 examples/          # Practical examples
│   │           ├── 📄 CounterBasic.tsx    # Basic counter
│   │           └── 📄 LazyInit.tsx        # Lazy initialization
│   ├── 📄 App.tsx                    # Main React application
│   ├── 📄 App.css                    # Application styles
│   ├── 📄 main.tsx                   # React app entry point
│   ├── 📄 index.css                  # Global styles
│   └── 📄 vite-env.d.ts             # Vite type definitions
├── 📁 public/                        # React app static assets
│   └── 📄 vite.svg                   # Vite logo
├── 📄 package.json                   # Dependencies & scripts
├── 📄 vite.config.ts                 # Vite configuration
├── 📄 tsconfig.json                  # TypeScript configuration
├── 📄 tsconfig.app.json              # App-specific TypeScript config
├── 📄 tsconfig.node.json             # Node.js TypeScript config
├── 📄 eslint.config.js               # ESLint configuration
├── 📄 index.html                     # React app HTML template
└── 📄 README.md                      # This file

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👨‍💻 Author

Ayush Gupta

• GitHub: @ayush-gupta07
• LinkedIn: ayushgupta001

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