Kent gives a behind-the-scenes look at how the library uses the render prop pattern to allow maximum customizability without complex configuration. Sponsors:<ul>
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<a href="https://github.com/paypal/downshift">downshift</a> on GitHub</li>
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<a href="https://blog.kentcdodds.com/introducing-downshift-for-react-b1de3fca0817">"Introducing downshift for React"</a> from Kent's blog</li>
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<a href="https://cdb.reacttraining.com/use-a-render-prop-50de598f11ce">"Use a Render Prop!"</a> post by Michael Jackson</li>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEGg-3pIHlE">"Compound Components"</a> talk by Ryan Florence</li>
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<a href="https://github.com/kentcdodds/match-sorter">match-sorter</a>, Kent's best-match sorting library</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/jaredpalmer/awesome-react-render-props">Awesome React Render Props</a></li>
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<a href="https://github.com/kentcdodds/react-toggled">react-toggled</a>, Kent's toggle component library</li>
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<a href="https://blog.kentcdodds.com/learn-react-fundamentals-and-advanced-patterns-eac90341c9db">"Learn React Fundamentals and Advanced Patterns"</a>, blog post introducing Kent's React courses</li>
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In this episode, Adam talks to Kent C. Dodds about building "downshift", a React autocomplete component he designed for experiences he needed to build at PayPal.

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79: Kent C. Dodds - Building Reusable React Components with Render Props