Instruction: Explain what side effects are in the context of React and describe how to manage them in functional components.
Context: This question tests the candidate's understanding of side effects in React and their ability to handle them using effects hooks.
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In my experience, managing side effects in functional components is elegantly handled using the useEffect hook. This hook serves as a powerful tool that replaces lifecycle methods such as componentDidMount, componentDidUpdate, and componentWillUnmount in class components, providing a more unified and cleaner way to handle side effects in functional components.
Let me break down a simple yet versatile framework that I've found incredibly effective and easy to adapt for managing side effects with the useEffect hook:...