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It is by no means the gravest linguistic crime of the React epoch,1 but "state management" grates like nails on chalkboard. A Socratic dialogue I keep having about it goes something like this: me: This UI is far too heavyweight for what it does, have you considered not using React? them: But how will we do state management without React? me: What do you mean? <alternatives> are reactive. them: React manages state in our app. me: It does? Then what are <various_libraries> for? them: Oh, those…
It's perilous to disagree with someone as wise and thoughtful as Jeremy, but for the past fortnight his post in response to Apple's iOS 27 marketing invades my quiet moments like a cricket in the attic. "Why", I ruminate, "should someone who understands the state of play give Apple credit for doing less than the minimum while rubbishing those who have consistently done more?" ContentsReduxFeatures Over TestsConsequencesYou Do Not Have To Hand It To ThemQuality Has A Quality All Its Own Redux…