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Architectural Patterns for Frontend Side Effects

· 19 min read
Evan Carter
Evan Carter
Senior frontend

TLDR:

Managing Frontend Side Effects

Frontend side effects—API calls, subscriptions, timers, analytics—can turn a clean UI into spaghetti without clear boundaries. This guide covers practical patterns: organizing effects with useEffect and lifecycle hooks, separating them via service layers and use cases, and scaling with Feature-Sliced Design so effects stay isolated, testable, and maintainable.