React Tracked: Manage state and prevent excessive re-rendering
Blog post from LogRocket
State management in React has evolved significantly with tools like the React Context API and React Redux, but challenges remain in optimizing performance and preventing unnecessary component re-renders. This tutorial introduces React Tracked, a library that enhances application performance by using JavaScript proxies to track state changes and minimize re-renders. By comparing a vanilla React implementation with React Tracked, the tutorial demonstrates how the library reduces CPU usage by ensuring components only re-render when their specific state changes, rather than on every state update. This optimization is particularly beneficial in applications with large elements, where excessive re-rendering can lead to performance lags. The tutorial also contrasts React Tracked with Redux Selectors, highlighting React Tracked's ability to efficiently manage component re-renders through state tracking, ultimately improving application responsiveness and performance.