Why State Colocation Should Drive Frontend Architecture Decisions
A frontend architecture principle argues that application state should always live as close as possible to the components that consume it. In most codebases, state is defaulted to a global store regardless of whether it needs to be globally accessible. The correct approach distinguishes between component-level state, subtree-scoped context, and genuinely global state. Global stores should be reserved only for truly cross-cutting concerns such as authentication, locale, and theme. Treating state colocation as an architectural rule rather than a stylistic preference can significantly improve code clarity and maintainability.
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