React 18 exposes an API to do concurrent rendering. But when used alongside external stores, this concurrency introduces a theoretical issue called tearing. Let's explore what that means and how to avoid it.

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This article discusses the concept of tearing in React concurrent mode and its relevance to global state libraries. It explores the tradeoffs of using external stores for preventing state tearing and the purpose of using an external store in React.

Concurrent React, External Stores, and Tearing

External stores in global state libraries