Prop Drilling
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This lesson introduces prop drilling in React and explains its impact on component structure and maintainability.
Prop Drilling
What is Prop Drilling?
Prop drilling means passing data through many layers of components even when intermediate components don’t need it.
Example:
App → Layout → Sidebar → Profile
Problems with Prop Drilling
❌ Hard to maintain
❌ Cluttered code
❌ Difficult debugging
❌ Poor scalabilityProp drilling becomes painful in large apps.