# React 16.3.0 released

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/react-16-3-0-released/637999
**Category:** web dev
**Created:** [March 29, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/react-16-3-0-released/637999 "2018-03-29T23:02:10Z")
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### Author: ![senocular](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/senocular/32/7217_2.png) [@senocular](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/senocular)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2018, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/react-16-3-0-released/637999/1 "2018-03-29T23:02:11Z")

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Release on github:

> **[facebook/react](https://github.com/facebook/react/releases/tag/v16.3.0)**
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> react - A declarative, efficient, and flexible JavaScript library for building user interfaces.

Blog post about features (Context API, createRef API, forwardRef API, Lifecycle Changes, StrictMode Component):

> **[React v16.3.0: New lifecycles and context API - React Blog](https://reactjs.org/blog/2018/03/29/react-v-16-3.html)**
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> A few days ago, we wrote a post about upcoming changes to our legacy lifecycle methods , including gradual migration strategies. In React 16.3.0, we are adding a few new lifecycle methods to assist with that migration. We are also introducing new...

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### Author: ![Wayne](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wayne/32/16501_2.png) [@Wayne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Wayne)
#### Post date: [April 2, 2018, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/react-16-3-0-released/637999/2 "2018-04-02T12:13:39Z")

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Great, I was waiting for this! I loved the context feature!