Prompt Title: props drilling

Props drilling is a term used in React when a component passes props to its child component, which then passes those props to its child component, and so on. This creates a long chain of passing props from one component to another, which is known as props drilling.

This can become an issue in large and complex React applications, as it can make the code more difficult to maintain, and it can also decrease the performance of the application.

Here's an example of props drilling:

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function ParentComponent() {
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
  
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Parent Component</h1>
      <ChildComponent count={count} setCount={setCount} />
    </div>
  );
}

function ChildComponent({ count, setCount }) {
  return (
    <div>
      <h2>Child Component</h2>
      <GrandchildComponent count={count} setCount={setCount} />
    </div>
  );
}

function GrandchildComponent({ count, setCount }) {
  return (
    <div>
      <h3>Grandchild Component</h3>
      <button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>Increment Count</button>
      <p>Count: {count}</p>
    </div>
  );
}

In this example, the ParentComponent passes the count state and setCount function as props to the ChildComponent, which then passes those props to the GrandchildComponent. This is an example of props drilling.

To avoid props drilling, we can use other React features like context or Redux to manage state more efficiently and avoid passing props down multiple levels of components. By using these tools, we can make our code more maintainable and performant.