PodRocket - A web development podcast from LogRocket Goodbye, useState with David Khourshid
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Jul 22, 2025 David Khourshid, founder of Stately.ai, shares his expertise in state management for React applications. He discusses the dangers of overusing useState and introduces discriminated unions and state machines as powerful alternatives. The conversation dives into the role of React server components, emphasizing their benefits for data fetching. Khourshid also addresses the balance between custom solutions and third-party libraries, urging developers to rethink their approach to state modeling for better clarity and efficiency.
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Pitfalls of Overusing useState
- useState is simple to start with but becomes complex as states increase and concerns mix.
- Overusing useState and useEffect leads to tangled logic and difficulty tracing state changes.
Use useState for UI Local State
- Use useState for UI related local states only.
- Avoid using it for complex app states which require grouping and rules to reduce complexity.
Cascading UseEffects Are Dangerous
- Cascading chains of useEffect hooks create hard-to-debug state update chains.
- This pattern often results in complicated and obscure state changes in React apps.