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Cloudflare DDoSed itself with React useEffect hook blunder

Dashboard loop caused API outage that was hard to troubleshoot Cloudflare has confessed to a coding error using a React useEffect hook, notorious for being problematic if not handled carefully, that ...
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Understanding React Hooks And How To Use Them

React Hooks, introduced in React 16.8, have fundamentally transformed how developers handle methods for state and life cycle in functional components. These powerful functions allow the use of state ...
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React 16.8 Releases React Hooks: Reusable and Composable Logic in React Components

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Senyo Simpson discusses how Rust's core ...
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Cloudflare Self-DoS Caused by Dashboard React Hook Misconfiguration

Cloudflare has determined that a bug in its dashboard software triggered an overload of its own backend systems on 12 September 2025, knocking its Tenant Service API offline and disrupting many of its ...