Matt Pocock mulls banning useState outright in his React apps to steer AI coding agents
mattpocockuk · x · 2026-10-28
Well-known TypeScript educator Matt Pocock says he's considering banning useState outright in his React apps — "pushing the agent into the black hole of success" — a constraint-driven approach that limits what AI coding agents can do so they land on better patterns by default.
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