Refactoring a Redux app to use Recoil

Recoil, a new state management library, has quickly gained popularity, amassing nearly 9,000 stars on GitHub shortly after its release. The article focuses on refactoring Redux applications to Recoil, highlighting the benefits of transitioning from the more complex Redux setup to the simpler and more intuitive Recoil API. The author presents a step-by-step guide on converting three small apps, starting with a basic "Hello World" application and moving on to more complex scenarios involving data fetching with thunks and managing multiple user profiles. Recoil's approach, which centers around atoms for state management and selectors for asynchronous operations, is noted for its simplicity and alignment with React's default mental model. The library's ability to manage state dependencies efficiently through a data-flow graph is showcased as a significant advantage over Redux's flow of state via actions, reducers, and stores. The article concludes with an optimistic view of Recoil's potential, noting its promise despite being a relatively new entrant in the field.