State Management & Data Fetching Libraries in React
Notes on using and not using state management and data fetching libraries in React.
State Management and Data Fetching are 2 of the most important things when building a React Application. Doing it right from the beginning is crucial.
Many people jump into using external libraries to solve these 2 big challenges from the beginning and later realize it’s hard to manage and maintain the project. This shouldn’t be the case.
External tools and libraries should be used carefully.
In today’s article, I want to share my experience and thoughts on using and not using external libraries for state management and data fetching.
🌟 Main Takeaways
Prefer using React’s built-in tools for managing state.
Don’t add unnecessary complexity. Keep things as simple as possible.
Opt-in for 3rd party state management libraries when the state management becomes hard to manage, update, maintain, and follow.
Use data fetching libraries.
State Management Libraries
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