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React useDeepCompareEffect: Stop Infinite Loops from Object Dependencies
React's useEffect compares dependencies by reference, causing infinite loops when objects are recreated on each render. The useDeepCompareEffect hook from @reactuses/core performs a deep value comparison instead. It's a drop-in replacement that prevents unnecessary re-fetches without changing the API.
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A pragmatic fix for a common React pitfall, but deep comparison has performance costs that developers should weigh against memoization alternatives.
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