HOCs are widely used (and for good reason– they can be very useful). Hopefully forwardRef will make their usage more consistent and predictable. If anything, I

HOCs are widely used (and for good reason– they can be very useful). Hopefully forwardRef will make their usage more consistent and predictable. If anything, I think the new context API (and even forwardRef itself) are endorsements of the render prop pattern more than of HOCs. :)