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Side effects aren't declarative. What if they were?

Sep 11, 2019
01:11:53

Topics include:

  • 0:53 – Metaphysics and JavaScript by Rich Harris, and declarative side effects
  • 15:26 – An Ember example that would be improved by hooks and declarative side effects
  • 23:46 – Pitfalls and escape hatches when using hooks
  • 35:40 – Rich's argument that rendering isn't even a declarative function of state, let alone side effects
  • 41:42 – Deeper dive into useEffect docs
  • 1:01:41 – Thought experiment on effects that sync with different data stores

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