React Hooks Explained Simply ⚛️

React Hooks are special functions enabling functional components to utilize state, context, and effects, replacing class component lifecycle methods since React 16.8. While useState manages internal data, common custom hooks can cause tearing in React 18, where different components display conflicting values from the same source simultaneously. This occurs even when using navigator.onLine. To resolve these synchronization bugs and ensure consistent rendering across the UI, React 18 introduces the useSyncExternalStore hook as a specific fix.