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Stop making this common mistake with the React useEffect hook! 🛑 If you are fetching data inside useEffect without a clean-up strategy or error handling, your app is likely prone to memory leaks and race conditions. In this tutorial, we’ll fix those bad habits and learn the "Pro" way to fetch data in React. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced React developer, mastering the nuances of useEffect is critical for building performant applications. Welcome to Episode 05 of The Full-Stack Journey: Vibe Coding to Prod-Ready. Today, we are opening the escape hatch and tackling the most dangerous, misunderstood hook in the entire React library: useEffect. In this complete tutorial, we break down exactly what Side Effects are and where they fit into the React rendering cycle. 🚀 Level Up Your React Skills: - Subscribe to tapaScript so you don't miss upcoming episodes: https://www.youtube.com/tapasadhikary - JOIN as a Member to Get an EARLY ACCESS to the Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaYr5yxgOyk599Mnb3TGh-g/join - GET the REACT CLEAN CODE RULEBOOK: https://www.tapascript.io/books/react-clean-code-rule-book - Get the Working Template to Track Your Progress: https://topmate.io/tapasadhikary/2079009 💻 Resources & Code: - Follow tapaScript GitHub: https://github.com/tapascript - Find Source Code: https://github.com/tapascript/full-stack-vibe-to-prod (If you liked the work, please ⭐ the repository) - Full React Playback Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIJrr73KDmRwySan3tObLmLZp0NYWSmCT 👇 Join the tapaScript Discord to submit Assignment 04! - https://discord.gg/GGekdgvbKD 📌 CHAPTERS: 0:00 - React Components vs Side Effects Explained 02:21 - What is a Side Effect in React? (The Chef Analogy) 05:20 - The React Rendering Cycle vs Effect Phase 07:20 - How the React useEffect Hook Actually Works 12:08 - React useEffect Tutorial: Anatomy & Cleanup Functions 20:21 - The Infinite Loop Trap: Object & Array Dependencies 25:17 - Stop Fetching Data in useEffect (React Anti-Pattern) 27:41 - React useEffect Assignment & Challenge 28:25 - Next Up: What's Coming in Episode 06 If you found this helpful, please give it a 👍 and let me know in the comments: What’s the most confusing part of React for you right now? 📚 RESOURCES YOU MAY LIKE: - 40 Days of JavaScript: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIJrr73KDmRw2Fwwjt6cPC_tk5vcSICCu - 15 Days of React Design Patterns: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIJrr73KDmRyQVT__uFZvaVfWPdfyMFHC CONNECT WITH ME - Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tapascript/ - Connect on X (Twitter): https://x.com/tapasadhikary - Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tapasadhikary/ #reactjs #javascript #webdevelopment #softwareengineering #tapascript