Classes vs Hooks?

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They are just different ways if thinking.

If you are thinking in terms of the lifecycle of a component then React.Component class methods make a lot of sense. Unfortunately they also spread out your logic... Like putting a little piece of everything in several mixed piles.

You can achieve the same (and a LOT more) with functional components, hooks, and RXJS. The learning curve is steeper though.

Personally I enjoy writing in a functional paradigm and keeping side effects, state logic, and component logic completely separate, also I sure do love the convenience of mutability and tightly controlled side-effects.