Why do you need React Query? | Shalini Chauhan

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Shalini Chauhan
Mar 14, 2023
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Why do you need React Query?

React Query is hands down one of the best libraries for managing server states. It works amazingly well out-of-the-box, with zero-config, and can be customized to your liking as your application grows.

For instance, when working with an API, you have many things you want to track, like loading state and data state. While most traditional state management libraries are great for working with client states, they are not so great at working with async or server states.

Once the server state in your application is gotten, more issues could arise as you go. For example:

Caching data

Updating data

Lazy loading data

Knowing when data is “out of date”

Managing server state

React Query allows you to defeat and overcome the tricky challenges and hurdles of server state and control your app data before it starts to control you. On a more technical note, React Query will likely:

Help you erase a bunch of unneeded lines of code

Enable advanced maintainability

Have a direct impact on your end-users or site visitors by making your application speedier and more reactive.

Increase memory performance