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Using Hooks in React

This course will teach you how to best use React Hooks, how to build your own Hooks, and how to combine Hooks together to make awesome React apps.

Intermediate
4h 30m
(62)

Created by Peter Kellner

Last Updated Jul 21, 2025

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Using Hooks in React

This course will teach you how to best use React Hooks, how to build your own Hooks, and how to combine Hooks together to make awesome React apps.

Intermediate
4h 30m
(62)

Created by Peter Kellner

Last Updated Jul 21, 2025

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This course is about learning everything you need to use React Hooks in your React apps, as well as how to build your own custom Hooks to satisfy your own state and component lifecycle management. In this course, Using Hooks in React, you’ll learn to use React Hooks in your function components as well as understand the motivation behind hooks. First, you’ll explore what a React Hook actually is by building your own useState Hook from scratch. Next, you’ll discover the built-in React Hooks provided by the React Facebook team. Finally, you’ll learn how to combine the built-in Hooks and Hooks you build yourself, as well as third-party Hooks into real world React apps. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of React Hooks needed to build highly performant, easily maintainable React apps that provide an awesome user experience to your end users.

Using Hooks in React
Intermediate
4h 30m
(62)
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Peter Kellner - Pluralsight course - Using Hooks in React
Peter Kellner
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Peter is the founder of Silicon Valley Code Camp and long-time software professional specializing in mobile and web technologies. He has also been a Microsoft MVP in ASP.NET since 2006.

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