Josh Goldberg 9/8/2021

useEffect Pet Peeve: Side Effects, Not Initialization

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This React-focused article critiques the misuse of the useEffect hook for synchronous variable initialization. It demonstrates two common bugs—initially missing data and initially wrong data—that arise from wrapping synchronous logic in useEffect, and explains why initializing state directly is often the correct solution.

useEffect Pet Peeve: Side Effects, Not Initialization

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