Overview

A deliberate exercise in state management without Redux. This food ordering app handles everything a cart needs — add items, update quantities, calculate totals — using only useContext and useReducer. The goal was understanding when you actually need a state library versus when React's built-in tools are enough. Spoiler: they're often enough.

Role

Independent builder using the project to test architecture and product execution quality.

Scope

Delivered complete workflows with attention to usability, performance, and clean implementation.

Technologies

Key Learnings

• React Hooks patterns
• Context API for state management
• useReducer for complex state

Challenges & Solutions

• Designing a scalable reducer structure for cart operations (add, remove, update quantity)
• Preventing context re-renders from affecting unrelated components
• Managing complex state transitions without introducing bugs