PART 2
Race Condition Debug
Component Lifecycle

Context API Success → Race Condition Discovery

How architectural fixes reveal deeper timing issues in React rendering cycles

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React Race Conditions: Technical Deep Dive

Component lifecycle timing, useEffect dependency arrays, and state lifting patterns

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Context API Victory → New Problem Surface

Architecture Success Metrics

Shuffle BugRESOLVED
State ManagementCENTRALIZED
Component CouplingELIMINATED
Code Maintainability↑ 65%

User Reports Analysis

"Answer flashes before question"
"Card auto-flips to back"
"Timing inconsistent"

Critical UX Impact

Learning Application Fatal Flaw: Users seeing answers before questions eliminates the core value proposition of spaced repetition learning.

ERROR: Race condition detected
└─ Component: StudyCard
└─ Issue: State update timing
└─ Impact: UX integrity compromised