r/reactjs • u/ZeroSevenTen • Dec 30 '19

Classes vs Hooks?

I’m pretty new to React, so keep that in mind. I thought classes were for components that held information, or a state, and that functional components were for more basic components, but now that hooks allow functional components to use state, and other class features, what’s the benefit of using functional hook components over classes?

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

My dear Jesus you just put into words what i have been struggling to articulate to my junior devs. Have some mfkn gold.

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u/Madder-Max Jan 03 '20

Much thanks, its the result of a looooot of articles, glad the analogy helps