These are my notes on using React hooks.

useEffect

  • Use to perform anything that has side-effects (API calls, modify local storage, etc)
  • This does not block visual renders

useCallback

Use to create a memoized function that doesn’t have to change during renders - unless one of the dependencies have changed.

To run something that has a side-effect

  • Use useCallback to create a memoized function
  • Then useEffect over the memoized function to mark it as as having side-effects