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[Suggestion]: Make better use of ref in the last challenge of the docs

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Summary

Remove useless useState and simply use ref

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The docs in the 4th challenge suggest using both a useState and a ref for managing the value of a component when there is a delay. This is unnecesarry and we can simply use the ref.
https://react.dev/learn/referencing-values-with-refs#challenges

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Research direction

Open the linked “Referencing Values with Refs” page and inspect the fourth challenge. Confirm which useState usage is unnecessary, update the example to use the ref as described, and verify that the challenge still clearly demonstrates managing the value when there is a delay.

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Tech stack
javascript, react
Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
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Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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