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React hooks I always reach for

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A short list of patterns I keep reaching for. Cancel in-flight fetches when the component unmounts so React doesn't shout about state updates on unmounted nodes:

TypeScript hooks.ts

// cancel fetch on unmount
useEffect(() => {
  const controller = new AbortController()
  fetchData(controller.signal)
  return () => controller.abort()
}, [url])

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Alex K. 10:42 AM

Wrote up the React hooks I keep reaching for, sharing here:

codestash.app/p/8xq2k

{ } useEffect()

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React hooks I always reach for

A short list of patterns I keep reaching for. Cancel in-flight fetches when the component unmounts so React doesn't shout about state updates…

A by @alex

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React hooks I always reach for

Notes that actually understand code.

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100+ language code blocks

Paste screenshots inline

Groups & drag-to-organise

Find anything in 300ms

One-click sharing

Export to Markdown

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Free for personal use. Fair for teams.

Questions developers ask first.

Stop scattering your knowledge across five apps.

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Free for personal use.
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