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How do you mean? Imo it's easier to organize as you can split up your logic into normal functions and custom hooks (which are also just functions).

I also find functions much easier to read as there is no "this" and you can simply read them top to bottom for order of execution.

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So I spent some more time reading through using HOCs in React and I think I'll have to give functional components more of a try. The specific example I was thinking of is https://github.com/graphql/graphiql/blob/50674292c55eadf0e61... but this component will probably always be complex because of the Codemirror interaction.

Nice! I think you might like it.

Ah yeah, that does take a while to unpack. I think a lot of the complexity there is dealing with a non-react library and the dynamic import(s). Binding non-react libraries can be a bit rough.

I do think it's a good example to show the big advantage of hooks, if you look at the use of the hook, super clean: https://github.com/graphql/graphiql/blob/50674292c55eadf0e61...

Great way to contain complexity and make usage really clean and simple!

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