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React key attribute: best practices for performant lists

React “key” attribute is probably one of the most “autopilot” used features in React 😅 Who among us honestly can say that they use it because of “…some valid reasons”, rather than “because eslint rule complained at me”. And I suspect most people when faced with the question “why does React need “key” attribute” will answer something like “errr… we’re supposed to put unique values there so that React can recognise list items, it’s better for performance”. And technically this answer is correct. Sometimes.

Recap from Reactathon, if you missed the conference

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Forms are a huge part of the web. Literally every interaction the user takes to make changes to backend data should use a form. Some forms are pretty simple, but in a real world scenario they get complicated quickly. You need to submit the form data the user entered, respond to server errors, validate the user input as they're typing (but not before they've blurred the input please), and sometimes you even need to build custom-made UI elements for form input types that aren't supported (styleable selects, date pickers, etc.).

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