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Advanced State and Effect Hooks

Explore advanced React hooks to manage complex state transitions and coordinate effects. Understand when to use useReducer over useState and the timing differences between useEffect and useLayoutEffect to optimize rendering and user experience.

As application complexity increases, simple state and effect patterns are often not enough. You start managing multiple related state transitions, coordinating updates, and handling cases where timing becomes critical. At this stage, you move beyond basic hooks into more advanced tools such as useReducer and useLayoutEffect. In this lesson, you build a mental model for reducer-based state management and learn when to use useReducer ...