Create

Contructor(props)

• It's a default es6 class feature
• Used to call super(props)
• You can set up state
• You should not cause side effects

ComponentWillMount()

• You can update state
• You can do last minute optimization
• You should not cause side effects

Render()

• You can structure your code here

ComponentDidMount()

• You can cause side effects
• You can call APIS and do data modification
• You should not update state though as it triggers re render

Update

ComponentWillReceiveProps()

• You can sync state to props
• You should not cause side effects

ShouldComponentUpdate()

• You can decide wether to continue or not
• You should not cause side effects

ComponentWillUpdate()

• You can sync state to props
• You should not cause side effects

ComponentDidUpdate()

• You can cause side effects
• You should not update state as it triggers re render

ComponentWillUnmount()