---
title: "The #1 Best Design Pattern for Managing Forms in React"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-1-best-design-pattern-for-managing-forms-in-react-rt5pnixzh
source_url: https://dev.to/spencerpauly/the-1-best-design-pattern-for-managing-forms-in-react-4215
type: article
source: "DEV"
published: 2021-11-15T01:33:42.077Z
updated: 2021-11-15T01:33:42.078Z
tags: ["react", "backend", "graphql"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 34
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# The #1 Best Design Pattern for Managing Forms in React

**[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 8 min read · 34 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

React-Hook-Form is the best way to manage forms in React. Form libraries usually have a relatively small bundle size and make a world of difference for code organization. The 3 Layer Approach is the basic approach to split a complicated form into three parts. Using RHF with RHF is the official way to get started with form management.

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Tags: [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend), [#graphql](https://daily.dev/tags/graphql)

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