React Memoization: When to Use React.memo

 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗷𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗤𝟭7): 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁? 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼 is a Higher Order Component that memoizes a component's output — it skips re-rendering if the props haven't changed, boosting performance in large trees. ✅ 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻:  • Component renders often with the same props  • Component is expensive to render (heavy UI)  • Pure component — output depends only on props ❌ 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻:  • Props change on nearly every render anyway  • Component is simple — memoization adds overhead  • Props include new object/array references each time ⚡ 𝗧𝗶𝗽 — 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸:  • If you pass a function as a prop, wrap it in 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 — otherwise a new reference is created each render and 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁.𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼 won't help. Always profile with React DevTools before optimizing. #ReactJS #ReactMemo #Performance #Frontend #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #Interview

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