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Mess to Modern: Refactoring a React Nightmare

watch on portal.gitnation.org ↗https://portal.gitnation.org/contents/mess-to-modern-refactoring-a-react-nightmare
Talkat React Summit 2026 · on Tuesday, 2026-06-16· at 17:10· [react, frontend-architecture]

speaker

name:Kaleb Garner
website:https://kalebgarner.dev

resources

video:https://portal.gitnation.org/contents/mess-to-modern-refactoring-a-react-nightmare
slides:https://cdn.cloudinary.com/stichting-frontend-amsterdam/image/upload/v1786420151/slides/JzNcbw9ny3HrETd6pEyMHe42AFDpyYuFuhO8CpxY28I%403D.pdf

summary

Walks through refactoring a real React codebase with huge components and many useEffect hooks into a more maintainable app by introducing predictable state management, centralized data handling, and a domain-driven project structure. Focuses on practical techniques for improving performance and scalability in React applications.

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