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React 19 useOptimistic: The Loading Spinners I Finally Deleted

How I replaced hand-rolled optimistic UI code with React 19's useOptimistic hook. Real patterns, gotchas from two weeks of production, and when to skip it.

Rayyan | July 15, 2026 | 8 min

Frontend

Zustand vs Redux Toolkit in 2026: The State I Actually Ship

After two years shipping both Zustand and Redux Toolkit in React apps, here's how I actually decide, plus the migration path most teams miss.

Rayyan | July 12, 2026 | 9 min

Frontend

React 19 use() Hook: The Pattern I Actually Reach For Now

The React 19 use() hook quietly replaced my useEffect+useState fetch dance and my useContext guards. Here's what works, where it breaks, and how I ship…

Rayyan | July 6, 2026 | 7 min

React

React Query vs SWR in 2026: How I Actually Pick

React Query vs SWR in 2026, picked by use case, not by feature checklist. I walk through cache model, mutations, Next.js fit, and my actual…

Rayyan | June 23, 2026 | 7 min

React

React Custom Hooks I Actually Reach For in 2026

What I actually keep in the hooks folder in 2026 - usePersistedState, useDebouncedValue, useEventListener - and the half-dozen custom hooks I quietly deleted.

Rayyan | June 4, 2026 | 8 min