| 1 | --- |
| 2 | title: Subscribe to Derived State |
| 3 | impact: MEDIUM |
| 4 | impactDescription: reduces re-render frequency |
| 5 | tags: rerender, derived-state, media-query, optimization |
| 6 | --- |
| 7 | |
| 8 | ## Subscribe to Derived State |
| 9 | |
| 10 | Subscribe to derived boolean state instead of continuous values to reduce re-render frequency. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | **Incorrect (re-renders on every pixel change):** |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ```tsx |
| 15 | function Sidebar() { |
| 16 | const width = useWindowWidth() // updates continuously |
| 17 | const isMobile = width < 768 |
| 18 | return <nav className={isMobile ? 'mobile' : 'desktop'} /> |
| 19 | } |
| 20 | ``` |
| 21 | |
| 22 | **Correct (re-renders only when boolean changes):** |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ```tsx |
| 25 | function Sidebar() { |
| 26 | const isMobile = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 767px)') |
| 27 | return <nav className={isMobile ? 'mobile' : 'desktop'} /> |
| 28 | } |
| 29 | ``` |
| 30 |