React Component Lifecycle Parallels

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==== MOUNT ====     ==== UPDATE ====              ==== NOTE ====
getInitialState     componentWillReceiveProps     Used to update state in response to prop changes.
                    shouldComponentUpdate         If false, discards state changes from `componentWillReceiveProps`.
componentWillMount  componentWillUpdate           All state and props are set to what they will be in `render`.
< render >          < render >
componentDidMount   componentDidUpdate            All DOM mutations have occurred.