Asif Imtiaz Shaafi

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React hooks were introduced in React v16.8, and made functional components incredibly powerful. With React hooks like useCallback , useEffect , and others (all of which I’ve written about), developers were equipped with the tools to turn React functional components into the building blocks of all React applications. In this article, we’ll be looking at the React hook useRef and how we can use it to upgrade our React functional components.