Frontend Development Patterns

Frontend Development Patterns

Modern frontend patterns for React, Next.js, and performant user interfaces.

When to Activate

• Building React components (composition, props, rendering)
• Managing state (useState, useReducer, Zustand, Context)
• Implementing data fetching (SWR, React Query, server components)
• Optimizing performance (memoization, virtualization, code splitting)
• Working with forms (validation, controlled inputs, Zod schemas)
• Handling client-side routing and navigation
• Building accessible, responsive UI patterns

Component Patterns

Composition Over Inheritance

// PASS: GOOD: Component composition
interface CardProps {
  children: React.ReactNode
  variant?: 'default' | 'outlined'
}

export function Card({ children, variant = 'default' }: CardProps) {
  return <div className={`card card-${variant}`}>{children}</div>
}

export function CardHeader({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return <div className="card-header">{children}</div>
}

export function CardBody({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
  return <div className="card-body">{children}</div>
}

// Usage
<Card>
  <CardHeader>Title</CardHeader>