Having to specify every single closure in dependencies does nothing. Not every dependency has to be specified. Not specifying a dependency is not always a bug.

Having to specify every single closure in dependencies does nothing. Not every dependency has to be specified. Not specifying a dependency is not always a bug. Honestly if not exhaustively putting some closures in your useEffect deps list is your idea of a “maintenance nightmare” then maybe you should stay away from real production code bases? There are plenty of hairier mistakes and patterns out there than that.