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React 19 useOptimistic: The Loading Spinners I Finally Deleted

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

useOptimistic: The Optimistic UI I Stopped Hand-Rolling

useOptimistic: The Optimistic UI I Stopped Hand-Rolling

React 19's useOptimistic hook replaced my hand-rolled optimistic UI: instant likes and messages with automatic rollback. Here's how I use it, with code.

Rayyan | June 19, 2026 | 7 min

Optimistic UI in React 19: useOptimistic After Six Months in Production

Optimistic UI in React 19: useOptimistic After Six Months in Production

useOptimistic in React 19 is the first optimistic UI API I actually shipped. Six months of production lessons: where it fits, where it doesn't, what…

Rayyan | May 13, 2026 | 7 min

React 19 features I actually use, six months in

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React 19 features I actually use, six months in

Six months after React 19 went stable, here are the features I actually use day to day, the ones I forget exist, and the ones…

Rayyan | April 24, 2026 | 7 min

useOptimistic is the React 19 hook I keep forgetting I have

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useOptimistic is the React 19 hook I keep forgetting I have

A practical tour of React 19's useOptimistic hook with before/after code for a like button, a task list, and the gotchas I hit in production.

Rayyan | April 17, 2026 | 8 min