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Stop Using useEffect for User Actions: Event Handlers Work Better

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from DEV Community ·

A developer argues that React's useEffect is often misused for handling user-triggered side effects like form saves. Instead of setting state flags to trigger effects, event handlers should directly execute the logic. This pattern reduces unnecessary re-renders and complexity.

Meridian48 take
The advice is sound for simple cases, but ignores scenarios where effects are needed for synchronization or debouncing.
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Part 4: You Probably Don't Need That useEffect (event handlers are usually the better place for side effect) →
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