In Angular’s Signals, effect() often stirs debate. Some argue it’s unnecessary, others even suggest avoiding it entirely. But is that really the case?

In this video, I show you why effect() has its rightful place, when to use it over computed(), and how its enforced asynchronous behavior can impact your applications.

The article is available at https://dev.to/rainerhahnekamp/angula...

0:00 Introduction
1:30 Signals Primer
4:15 computed() vs effect()
9:56 Use Cases for effect()
21:48 Enforced Asynchrony with effect()
27:52 The "Reset Pattern"
31:51 Summary