Learn how to run React's useEffect Hook only on component updates using useRef and a custom hook.
Learn how to run React's useEffect Hook only once using useRef and a custom hook for conditional execution.
Introduces merced-react-hooks, a library offering custom React hooks for state management, localStorage, and lifecycle to reduce boilerplate.
Explains how self.skipWaiting() forces a new service worker to activate immediately, bypassing the waiting state in its lifecycle.
Explains the six states of a Service Worker lifecycle (parsed, installing, installed, activating, activated, redundant) and how to manage updates.
