5 most common useState mistakes
David Herbert Frontend Engineer August 29, 2022 15 min read 5 Most Common useState Mistakes React Developers Often Make Introduction The most challenging aspect of developing any application is often managing its state. However, we are often required to manage several pieces of state in our application, such as when data is retrieved from an external server or updated in the app. The difficulty of state management is the reason why so many state management libraries exist today - and more are still being developed. Thankfully, React has several built-in solutions in the form of hooks for state management, which makes managing states in React easier. It's no secret that hooks have become increasingly crucial in React component development, particularly in functional components, as they have entirely replaced the need for class-based components, which were the conventional way to manage stateful components. The useState hook is one of many hooks introduced in React, b...