Jack Herrington Software engineer, writer and YouTuber who lives and works in Happy Valley, OR

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React has finally solved its biggest problem: The joys of useEffectEvent

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Jack Herrington breaks down how React’s new useEffectEvent Hook stabilizes behavior, simplifies timers, and enables predictable abstractions.

Jack Herrington
Jan 7, 2026 ⋅ 5 min read

React 19.2: The async shift is finally here

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Jack Herrington writes about how React 19.2 rebuilds async handling from the ground up with use(), , useTransition(), and now View Transitions.

Jack Herrington
Nov 19, 2025 ⋅ 5 min read
Don’t Let AI Erase The Next Generation Of Dev Leaders

Don’t let AI erase the next generation of dev leaders

Dev

As AI tools take over more routine coding work, some companies are cutting early-career dev roles — a short-sighted move that could quietly erode the next generation of tech leaders if we aren’t careful.

Jack Herrington
Sep 4, 2025 ⋅ 6 min read