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21 Best Practices for a Clean React Project

Practical advice for improving code quality

Mohammad Faisal
Better Programming
4 min readApr 23, 2021

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React is very unopinionated about how things should be structured. This is exactly why it’s our responsibility to keep our projects clean and maintainable.

Today, we will discuss some best practices to improve your React application’s health. These rules are widely accepted. As such, having this knowledge is imperative.

Everything will be shown with code, so buckle up!

1. Use JSX ShortHand

Try to use JSX shorthand for passing boolean variables. Let’s say you want to control the title visibility of a Navbar component.

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2. Use Ternary Operators

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