What React Taught Me About Abstraction

Before React, I thought abstraction was about creating generic base classes. But React shifted my thinking.

Now, I see abstraction as composition. You break things down into parts that can be combined, extended, and reused naturally.

When I build UIs today, I ask:

• Can this component stand on its own?
• Can it be reused with minimal props?
• Is it trying to do too much?

Good abstractions feel boring. And boring is good.

Keep it simple. The more clever the component, the harder it is to debug.