/react-18-gotchas

Collection of things I had to get used to after upgrading from React v17 to React v18

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⚛️🤓 React 18 gotchas

Collection of things I had to get used to after upgrading from React v17 to React v18

React 18 features / differences

React.StrictMode

StrictMode in React 18 adds a second rendering immediately after initial mount.

When using the useEffect hook, you should always add a cleanup if needed.

Here's what Dan Abramov has to say about it.

However, sometimes this can be a bit trickier...

TBC

useSyncExternalStore hook

TBC

Suspense and startTransition

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This is a living document and will be continously expanded as I learn more about React 18 🤓.