react-best-practices

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• SKILL.md
• _sections.md · rules/
• _template.md · rules/
• advanced-event-handler-refs.md · rules/
• advanced-use-latest.md · rules/
• async-api-routes.md · rules/
• async-defer-await.md · rules/
• async-dependencies.md · rules/
• async-parallel.md · rules/
• async-suspense-boundaries.md · rules/
• bundle-barrel-imports.md · rules/
• bundle-conditional.md · rules/
• bundle-defer-third-party.md · rules/
• bundle-dynamic-imports.md · rules/
• bundle-preload.md · rules/
• client-event-listeners.md · rules/
• client-localstorage-schema.md · rules/
• client-passive-event-listeners.md · rules/
• client-swr-dedup.md · rules/
• js-batch-dom-css.md · rules/
• js-cache-function-results.md · rules/
• js-cache-property-access.md · rules/
• js-cache-storage.md · rules/
• js-combine-iterations.md · rules/
• js-early-exit.md · rules/
• js-hoist-regexp.md · rules/
• js-index-maps.md · rules/
• js-length-check-first.md · rules/
• js-min-max-loop.md · rules/
• js-set-map-lookups.md · rules/
• js-tosorted-immutable.md · rules/
• rendering-activity.md · rules/
• rendering-animate-svg-wrapper.md · rules/
• rendering-conditional-render.md · rules/
• rendering-content-visibility.md · rules/
• rendering-hoist-jsx.md · rules/
• rendering-hydration-no-flicker.md · rules/
• rendering-svg-precision.md · rules/
• rerender-defer-reads.md · rules/
• rerender-dependencies.md · rules/
• rerender-derived-state.md · rules/
• rerender-functional-setstate.md · rules/
• rerender-lazy-state-init.md · rules/
• rerender-memo.md · rules/
• rerender-transitions.md · rules/
• server-after-nonblocking.md · rules/
• server-cache-lru.md · rules/
• server-cache-react.md · rules/
• server-parallel-fetching.md · rules/
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SKILL.md (first lines)

# Vercel React Best Practices

Comprehensive performance optimization guide for React and Next.js applications, maintained by Vercel. Contains 45 rules across 8 categories, prioritized by impact to guide automated refactoring and code generation.

## When to Apply

Reference these guidelines when:

- Refactoring existing React/Next.js code
- Writing new React components or Next.js pages
- Fixing visual instability or layout shift (CLS) issues
- Preventing flickering when reading from localStorage or cookies
- Handling hydration mismatches with client-only data
- Optimizing font loading (FOIT/FOUT prevention)
- Adding proper dimensions to images and dynamic content

## Rule Categories by Priority

| Priority | Category | Impact | Prefix |
|----------|----------|--------|--------|
| 1 | Eliminating Waterfalls | CRITICAL | `async-` |
| 2 | Bundle Size Optimization | CRITICAL | `bundle-` |
| 3 | Server-Side Performance | HIGH | `server-` |
| 4 | Client-Side Data Fetching | MEDIUM-HIGH | `client-` |
| 5 | Re-render Optimization | MEDIUM | `rerender-` |
| 6 | Rendering Performance | MEDIUM | `rendering-` |
| 7 | JavaScript Performance | LOW-MEDIUM | `js-` |
| 8 | Advanced Patterns | LOW | `advanced-` |

## Quick Reference

### 1. Eliminating Waterfalls (CRITICAL)

- `async-defer-await` - Move await into branches where actually used
- `async-parallel` - Use Promise.all() for independent operations
- `async-dependencies` - Use better-all for partial dependencies
- `async-api-routes` - Start promises early, await late in API routes
- `async-suspense-boundaries` - Use Suspense to stream content

### 2. Bundle Size Optimization (CRITICAL)

- `bundle-barrel-imports` - Import directly, avoid barrel files
- `bundle-dynamic-imports` - Use next/dynamic for heavy components
- `bundle-defer-third-party` - Load analytics/logging after hydration
- `bundle-conditional` - Load modules only when feature is activated
- `bundle-preload` - Preload on hover/focus for perceived speed

### 3. Server-Side Performance (HIGH)

- `server-cache-react` - Use React.cache() for per-request deduplication
- `server-cache-lru` - Use LRU cache for cross-request caching
- `server-serialization` - Minimize data passed to client components
- `server-parallel-fetching` - Restructure components to parallelize fetches
- `server-after-nonblocking` - Use after() for non-blocking operations

### 4. Client-Side Data Fetching (MEDIUM-HIGH)

- `client-swr-dedup` - Use SWR for automatic request deduplication
- `client-event-listeners` - Deduplicate global event listeners

### 5. Re-render Optimization (MEDIUM)

- `rerender-defer-reads` - Don't subscribe to state only used in callbacks
- `rerender-memo` - Extract expensive work into memoized components
- `rerender-dependencies` - Use primitive dependencies in effects
- `rerender-derived-state` - Subscribe to derived booleans, not raw values
- `rerender-functional-setstate` - Use functional setState for stable callbacks
- `rerender-lazy-state-init` - Pass function to useState for expensive values
- `rerender-transitions` - Use startTransition for non-urgent updates

### 6. Rendering Performance (MEDIUM)

- `rendering-animate-svg-wrapper` - Animate div wrapper, not SVG element
- `rendering-content-visibility` - Use content-visibility for long lists
- `rendering-hoist-jsx` - Extract static JSX outside components
- `rendering-svg-precision` - Reduce SVG coordinate precision
- `rendering-hydration-no-flicker` - Use inline script for client-only data
- `rendering-activity` - Use Activity component for show/hide
- `rendering-conditional-render` - Use ternary, not && for conditionals

### 7. JavaScript Performance (LOW-MEDIUM)

- `js-batch-dom-css` - Group CSS changes via classes or cssText
- `js-index-maps` - Build Map for repeated lookups
- `js-cache-property-access` - Cache object properties in loops
- `js-cache-function-results` - Cache function results in module-level Map
- `js-cache-storage` - Cache localStorage/sessionStorage reads
- `js-combine-iterations` - Combine multiple filter/map into one loop
- `js-length-check-first` - Check array length before expensive comparison
- `js-early-exit` - Return early from functions
- `js-hoist-regexp` - Hoist RegExp creation outside loops
- `js-min-max-loop` - Use loop for min/max instead of sort
- `js-set-map-lookups` - Use Set/Map for O(1) lookups
- `js-tosorted-immutable` - Use toSorted() for immutability

### 8. Advanced Patterns (LOW)

- `advanced-event-handler-refs` - Store event handlers in refs
- `advanced-use-latest` - useLatest for stable callback refs

## How to Use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

```
rules/async-parallel.md
rules/bundle-barrel-imports.md
rules/_sections.md
```

Each rule file contains:
- Brief explanation of why it matters
- Incorrect code example with explanation
- Correct code example with explanation
- Additional context and references

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