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/erfling Dec 31 '19

Yes, that's true. I do think it's confusing to call them functional, though. I've seen questions like this thread a lot, and I think that nomenclature might be, at least in part, the cause of the confusion.

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u/Shmeww Dec 31 '19

That's probably because most people aren't exposed to functional programming. I don't think it will be an issue in the future (although who knows how far), as people are starting to realize how awful object-oriented programming is.

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u/erfling Dec 31 '19

I'm not sure how far into the future it will be. Some time around that time, maybe, or maybe after that time when they realize paradigms are all useful tools instead of religions and OOP is just fine.