Ahonn Dotfiles React Best Practices

React Best Practices

Performance patterns and guidelines from react.dev and Vercel Engineering.

Quick Reference (Priority Order)

CRITICAL - Must Follow

HIGH - Strongly Recommended

MEDIUM - Recommended

LOW - Nice to Have

Quick Decision Tree

React Issue?
├── Writing useEffect?
│   └── Check if needed → effect-pitfalls.md (CRITICAL)
├── Designing state?
│   └── Follow 5 principles → state-structure.md
├── Updating state?
│   └── Use immutable patterns → immutable-updates.md
├── Using React 19+?
│   └── Enable React Compiler → react-compiler.md
├── Slow initial load?
│   ├── Check for waterfalls → async-waterfall-elimination.md
│   ├── Check bundle size → bundle-barrel-imports.md
│   └── Preload on intent → bundle-preload.md
├── Slow interactions?
│   ├── Check re-renders → rerender-memo-strategy.md
│   ├── Check Context usage → rerender-context-splitting.md
│   └── Use transitions → rerender-transitions.md
├── Long list jank?
│   └── Use content-visibility → rendering-content-visibility.md
├── SSR flicker?
│   └── Inline script pattern → rendering-hydration-flicker.md
└── Slow server?
    └── Check caching → server-cache-patterns.md

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