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Carl Rippon
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Carl Rippon has been in the software industry for over 20 years developing a complex lines of business applications in various sectors. He has spent the last 8 years building single-page applications using a wide range of JavaScript technologies including Angular, ReactJS, and TypeScript. Carl has also written over 100 blog posts on various technologies.
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  1. createContext must be passed a default value when using it with TypeScript. Here’s the corrected code:
    const ThemeContext = createContext<ThemeContextType>({
      name: 'standard',
      color: 'light',
      changeTheme: (name: string, color: 'dark' | 'light') => {},
    });
  2. Footer must be placed inside ThemeProvider as follows:
    <ThemeProvider>
      <Header />
      <Main />
      <Footer />
    </ThemeProvider>
  3. Yes, there is no limit on the number of React contexts in an app.
  4. No, only a single Redux store can be added to an app.
  5. useDispatch can’t be used directly to dispatch an action – it returns a function that can be used to dispatch an action:
    const dispatch = useDispatch();
    function handleChangeTheme({ name, color }: Theme) {
      dispatch(changeThemeAction(name, color));
    }
  6. Yes, local state defined using useState or useReducer...
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Carl Rippon

Carl Rippon has been in the software industry for over 20 years developing a complex lines of business applications in various sectors. He has spent the last 8 years building single-page applications using a wide range of JavaScript technologies including Angular, ReactJS, and TypeScript. Carl has also written over 100 blog posts on various technologies.
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