# Next Allows you to use proposed future API of React already today. - [`createRef()`](./next/createRef.md) — use [new `ref` API](https://github.com/TrySound/rfcs/blob/634a8569d875eb58cede396e4409916f03355e87/text/0017-new-create-ref.md). - [`createState()`](./next/createState.md) — use new [proposed local state management](https://gist.github.com/trueadm/35f083d32e5af93dd8fd706dae378123). - [`createLifecycleEvents()`](./next/createLifecycleEvents.md) — use new [proposed life-cycle method API](https://gist.github.com/trueadm/35f083d32e5af93dd8fd706dae378123).