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REACT COMPILER, HOW DOES IT WORK?

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This article explains how React compiler works, specifically how it applies memoization techniques for efficiency on functions and hooks. The compilation involves traversing nodes, compiling functions, and replacing original functions with optimized versions. If memoization is applied, the compiler adds an import for `useMemoCache`. The article details the compiler's operation from entry through Babel to function transformation.