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		htunnicliff on Dec 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: React 19 One of the best parts of this release: `ref as a prop: Refs can now be used as props, removing the need for forwardRef.`

terandle on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

Being able to <Context value={1}> instead of <Context.Provider value={1}> is also a nice, albeit small, QOL change. Feels like they are really honing down the API. Esp once they kill off useMemo and related hooks with the compiler.

quasarj on Dec 6, 2024 | [–]

Very nice, something I actually care about!

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