React Hooks in Practice: useSSR, useTitle, and useRequestAnimationFrame Explained

Embark on an exciting journey into the world of React, the powerhouse library for building captivating user interfaces. Our curated labs are designed to transform you from a web development novice into a confident React developer, one practical skill at a time. Let's explore how three essential hooks can elevate your coding prowess and bring your web applications to life.

React useSSR Hook

Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 5 minutes

In this lab, we will explore the use of the useSSR hook in React. This hook allows us to check whether our code is running on the browser or the server, and provides additional information about the environment such as the availability of workers, event listeners, and viewport. By the end of this lab, you will have a better understanding of how to write React code that is optimized for different environments.

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React useTitle Hook

Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 5 minutes

In this lab, we will learn how to use the useTitle hook in React to dynamically set the title of a web page. This hook is useful when building web applications that require changing the page title dynamically based on the content being displayed. Through this lab, we will explore how to implement the useTitle hook and use it in a practical example.

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React useRequestAnimationFrame Hook

Difficulty: Beginner | Time: 5 minutes

In this lab, we will explore how to use the useRequestAnimationFrame hook in React to animate a function, ensuring that it runs before every repaint. This hook is useful for creating smooth and efficient animations in web applications. We will walk through the process of creating the hook and implementing it in a simple counter component that updates in real-time.

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