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> The first one just feels like a premature optimization It is in a browser context, but less with React Native which relies way more on refs. It also never hu
by bulgr0z 6y ago
> The first one just feels like a premature optimization
It is in a browser context, but less with React Native which relies way more on refs. It also never hurts (imho) to explain why refs exist and why/where to use them as they can easily be abused (and often are) by devs trying to replicate OOP patterns in React.