State management has always been one of the most debated topics in frontend engineering. From the early days of vanilla Redux boilerplate to newer contenders like Zustand and Recoil, teams often find themselves asking: Which library is right for us, and why?

In this talk, we’ll revisit the “state management wars” with fresh eyes in 2025. Instead of comparing frameworks in isolation, we’ll explore them in the contexts where they truly matter:

- MobX — reactive power and complex observable models, where it still outshines others.
- Redux Toolkit — the “batteries-included” ecosystem for large, predictable apps.
- Zustand — lightweight stores, hooks-first API, and why it’s trending in modern React apps.
- Recoil — atom/selectors and concurrent rendering, but where adoption struggles.

Beyond syntax, we’ll dive into real trade-offs: performance at scale, developer experience, ecosystem maturity, debugging tools, and team onboarding. You’ll hear lessons from production apps where each of these solutions either saved the day-or created long-term pain.

Attendees will walk away with a decision framework, not just a comparison chart:

- When to prefer simplicity over structure.
- How to migrate safely if you’ve outgrown your current choice.
- What to avoid if you don’t want to be locked in by hype.
- If you’ve ever argued “Redux vs. anything else” in a code review-or if your team is about to start a new project-this session will give you the clarity to choose wisely, revisit assumptions, and avoid repeating history in the next round of state management debates.