The Web Dev Podcast
The Web Dev Podcast S1.E4 Jan 27, 2026

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The Fix for useEffect in React

Async React has gotten a whole lot better. Maintainer Ricky Hanlon really wants you to stop yelling at him for stuff that's fixed already.

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The cure for useEffect, explained by React core maintainer Ricky Hanlon. Learn how modern patterns in React make some of the trickier parts of async React code a little less frustrating.

Get hands on: Ricky and Jason pair program to build a modern async React app on the companion episode of Learn With Jason.

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