I’m not a beginner using React any more. But useEffect is not straightforward at all when compared to the old methods (disclaimer: I also have a OO background).

I’m not a beginner using React any more. But useEffect is not straightforward at all when compared to the old methods (disclaimer: I also have a OO background). Another thing that is not straightforward at all is to know when it will re-render children components and when it will not. I had to go through several blog posts to begin to understand it. Then all that extra complexity starts sucking more when you figure out that an old server-rendering framework would work just fine for the app you are developing, it didn’t have to be a SPA in the first place. But React was chosen just because it’s the cool modern framework.