Custom hooks in React allow you to extract and reuse stateful logic between components without changing your component hierarchy. As the creator of CoreUI with over 11 years of React development experience, I use custom hooks extensively to share common functionality like data fetching, form validation, and localStorage management across our UI components. Custom hooks are just JavaScript functions that start with “use” and can call other React hooks.

Managing complex state with multiple actions and transitions can become unwieldy with useState. As the creator of CoreUI with over 11 years of React development experience, I use useReducer for sophisticated state management in complex UI components. The useReducer hook provides predictable state updates through a reducer function, similar to Redux but built into React.

React Context API provides a way to share data across components without passing props down through every level, eliminating prop drilling and creating clean global state management. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented Context API in thousands of React applications for theme management, user authentication, and global application state. From my expertise, the most effective approach is creating context with custom providers and hooks for type-safe consumption and optimal performance. This method provides clean global state access with efficient re-rendering and maintainable code architecture.

Sharing state between components in React enables data synchronization and communication across different parts of your application through various state management patterns. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented state sharing patterns in thousands of React applications for dashboard widgets, form management, and component synchronization. From my expertise, the most effective approach is using lifted state for simple cases and Context API for complex shared state scenarios. This method provides clean data flow with proper state encapsulation and efficient re-rendering patterns.

Lifting state up in React involves moving shared state from child components to their nearest common ancestor, enabling proper data flow and communication between sibling components. As the creator of CoreUI, a widely used open-source UI library, I’ve implemented state lifting patterns in thousands of React applications for dashboard filters, form management, and component synchronization. From my expertise, the most effective approach is identifying shared state needs and moving state to the closest common parent with callback props for updates. This method provides centralized state management and clear data flow throughout the component hierarchy.