Why I stopped using useEffect for data fetching
Why I stopped using useEffect for data fetching — lessons learned the hard way, distilled into something you can use today.
Arvind Nishad
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Why I stopped using useEffect for data fetching
This is a demo post for the creator space.
The problem
Every team hits this eventually. Here's the version of the story that finally made it click for me.
The approach
- Start simple.
- Measure before optimizing.
- Delete more than you add.
Takeaway
Ship the boring solution first — then iterate with data.
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