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React's Context API: Friend or Architectural Foe?

· 15 min read
Evan Carter
Evan Carter
Senior frontend

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React Context API Guide

React’s Context API removes prop drilling and enables clean dependency injection—but it can also introduce hidden coupling and expensive re-renders when it becomes “global state by accident.” This article explains when to use context, how to optimize it, how to pair useContext with useReducer, and how Feature-Sliced Design helps keep context scoped, explicit, and scalable.