Developers often rush to new state management solutions when their fundamental problem is architectural chaos and a failure to apply React’s core principle of unidirectional data flow, contends full stack developer Alexander T. Williams. He argues switching frameworks is not the answer. Read on to find out what Alexander recommends instead.

In other technology news published on TNS today:

• Adobe engineer Navya Agarwal contends that building equitable products is not just altruistic but profitable because it expands market reach and builds user trust. Navya explains how Adobe Express’ beta AI Assistant, which will be integrated into ChatGPT, simplifies accessibility for developers.
• Databricks recently acquired Mooncake, which was designed by ex-SingleStore engineers. The technology will help integrate rich transactional processing (OLTP) and fast columnar analysis (OLAP) into Databrick’s emerging Lakebase platform, reports TNS Senior Editor Joab Jackson. He looks at why Mooncake’s composable hybrid approach matters.

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