The Two Rules of React Performance

Every yellow flash is a re-render. Interact with the demo, spot what shouldn't be flashing, then open the solution tab to see the fix.

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Spot the Unnecessary Re-renders

See which components re-render on every keystroke — and why.

interact to see yellow flashes →
My Apprenders: 1

UserProfile

👤 John Doe

renders: 1

RecentActivity

  • Opened dashboard
  • Updated profile
  • Viewed report
renders: 1

SearchResults

  • Apple
  • Banana
  • Cherry
  • Dragonfruit
  • Elderberry
renders: 1

💡 Type anything. Header, UserProfile, and RecentActivity all flash — they re-render on every keystroke even though they don't use query.

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