You have a common misconception of hooks that they are only lifecycle callbacks, I suggest https://epicreact.dev/myths-about-useeffect/ https://epicreact.dev/my

You have a common misconception of hooks that they are only lifecycle callbacks, I suggest https://epicreact.dev/myths-about-useeffect/ https://epicreact.dev/myths-about-useeffect/ to get a stronger mental model. They can mimic lifecycle callbacks but they're a superset of that ability. Also, I'm not sure why you chose Mediawiki as the thing that has lifecycle callbacks, the concept has probably been around as long as callbacks have been a thing.