The latest articles on Forem by Aaqif Shafi (@aaqif). https://forem.com/aaqif https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3153742%2Ffc5d7f75-5a7b-48cb-bd71-11b972963228.png https://forem.com/aaqif en Aaqif Shafi Mon, 12 May 2025 12:01:47 +0000 https://forem.com/aaqif/how-i-learned-and-implemented-recoil-with-no-prior-experience-2lon https://forem.com/aaqif/how-i-learned-and-implemented-recoil-with-no-prior-experience-2lon <p>Hi! I’m Aaqif, a Frontend Engineer at Gistr.</p> <p>While working on our new UI, I had to manage global state across a core part of the app. I had only ever used Redux and Context but for this project, I challenged myself to try something new.</p> <p>We ditched Context, skipped Redux and Zustand, and went all in on <strong>Recoil</strong>, even though I had zero prior experience with it.</p> <p>In this thread, I’ve shared my learning process, implementation notes, key decisions, and what I wish I had known earlier from a complete beginner’s perspective.</p> <p>👉<strong>Read the full story on Gistr’s official thread:</strong> <br> <a href="https://gistr.so/gistrofficial/t/how-we-tackled-global-state-with-recoil-an-en-eaxxokmq" rel="noopener noreferrer">How We Tackled Global State with Recoil: An Engineer's Journey from Scratch</a></p> <p>Let me know what you think — or if you're exploring Recoil yourself, happy to discuss!</p> recoil typescript nextjs react