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I Let Cursor Refactor My Messy React Code, Here’s What Happened

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Introduction Every React developer has that one component. You know the one, 400 lines long, five useEffect hooks tangled together, prop drilling six levels deep, and nobody wants to touch it. Not even you. Refactoring messy React code is one of the most time-consuming, mentally draining parts of f…

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  1. 2026-09-17 08:00 · DEV Community — AI
    I Let Cursor Refactor My Messy React Code, Here’s What Happened

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