Functional Components are Better

But Only by a Little

Matthew Tyson
JavaScript in Plain English
4 min readFeb 9, 2020

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Me and Photopea.com

It’s become pretty clear that straight-function components in React offer a simplicity edge on class-based components.

I did not arrive at this conclusion without some mental anguish. I like to observe software trends with an intransigent detachment. The ongoing FP vs…

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