🌐 Frontend & Web

React 19 Just Killed My Favorite Crutches

React 19 ate my boilerplate. And spat out cleaner code.

theAIcatchup Apr 09, 2026 3 min read

React 19 before-and-after code snippets showing simplified components

⚡ Key Takeaways

React Compiler auto-handles useMemo/useCallback—delete yours now. 𝕏
Refs as props kill forwardRef boilerplate. 𝕏
useActionState simplifies form states dramatically. 𝕏

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