react-native (@react-native.bsky.social)

Today I learned why this: const value = useRef(null) if (!value.current) { value.current = init() } _can_ be better than: const [value] = useState(init) Hint: StrictMode is involved 😜 Guess it’s time to update my blogpost / write a new one.

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useState for one-time initializations Why you shouldn't rely on useMemo for guaranteed referential stability but prefer useState instead https://tkdodo.eu/blog/use-state-for-one-time-initializations