Today I Started Understanding useReducer (Not Fully, But Enough to Continue)

Source: Dev.to

Why I tackled useReducer

Today wasn’t about mastering something.
It was about breaking the fear barrier.

I finally started understanding the useReducer hook — not deeply, not perfectly — but enough to know why it exists and where it should be used.

What I did

I wrote a small program using useReducer. Nothing fancy, just enough to:

• See how state transitions work
• Understand the idea of actions
• Observe how logic moves out of components and into a reducer function
• Realize how this is different from useState

What clicked

• useReducer is not about writing more code.
• The syntax no longer feels scary.
• The pattern starts making sense.
• I know exactly what I need to learn next.

Where I’m at

This is not a “I mastered it” day.
It’s a “I’ve started understanding it” day.

Soon, after practicing it properly and using it in real scenarios, I’ll write a detailed blog with real examples and learnings. For now, this is just a checkpoint in the journey.

• Still learning.
• Still building.
• Still improving. 💪