better-state

A better way to approach state in React.

Intro

I've found a few problems with the existing state solutions in functional components in React. Namely:

1. useState and useReducer do not immediately update state. You have to use useEffect to know when state has truly changed.
2. useReducer is cumbersome to use to manage state. I've done it a million times and hated it every time.
3. useState is meant for primitive values, not complex, deeply nested objects.
4. useContext is incredibly useful, but also requires a lot of boilerplate.

Hence, we have better-state! In better state, there will be a few hooks:

• useListenerState: allows you to listen for state changes, either on the whole object or on a specific property.
• useAwaitState: lets you write code like const nextState = await setState({ ... }) and be sure that the state has changed.
• useBetterState: the combination of useListenerState and useAwaitState, you get the best of both worlds.
• useSharedState: the granddaddy of them all, lets you use better-state across components.

More to come...