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Why is the Context API useful?

Context API can share data with multiple components, without having to pass data through props manually.

Can a component outside of a provider get its context?

The useContext() hook lets a component outside of a provider get its context.

What are some common use cases for using the Context API?

Authentication

Describe “Context Hell”

Context hell is unorganized code from nesting multiple context and passing it down to the children.

Vocab:

global state: the data that is shared between all the components within a React application.

global context: the fallback context in JavaScript.

provider: configurable service where we can set input per application.

consumer: the fallback context in JavaScript.