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Discussion on: Storing values with the useRef hook

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Emma Goto 🍙

Hi! Good point on keeping their usages inside of useEffect.

Storing variables in useState will be fine most of the time, but if you're in a situation where you're concerned about unnecessary re-renders impacting performance, this can be a useful way of getting around that. A real use-case might be if you had some sort of isFetching or hasMounted boolean that you need to keep track of.