Building a Production-Ready Accordion Component in React

From concept to implementation — master modern React patterns while creating a GitHub-style accordion component

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Overview

Imagine you’re creating an FAQ section for your app, and you need an accordion component. Sure, you could pick one from a library, but what if you want custom behavior? What if the design doesn’t exactly match your vision? What if you want to truly understand how these components work behind the scenes?

This is the story of building a production-ready accordion component from scratch — not just any accordion, but one inspired by GitHub’s clean, accessible design patterns. Along the way, we’ll uncover the secrets of modern React architecture, learn advanced animation techniques, and discover how to create components that are both powerful and flexible.

What You’ll Learn:

• Component Architecture: How to design scalable, composable React components
• Advanced Animations: CSS Grid-based responsive animations that adapt to content
• Accessibility First: Building components that work for everyone
• Context Patterns: Managing complex state across component hierarchies
• Real-World Integration: Adding interactive forms and handling user…