Goodbye, useState? Smarter state modeling for modern React apps

React developers often scatter multiple useState hooks throughout components, creating bloated, hard-to-debug code with cascading re-renders and impossible state combinations. Instead of defaulting to useState for everything, developers should model their application logic first, derive values during rendering rather than storing them as separate states, and use tools like useReducer for complex interactions. This approach eliminates unnecessary state variables and useEffect hooks while making state changes more traceable and maintainable.