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Having used RTK and RTKQ, I cannot believe they come from the same authors. RTK is mostly serviceable, though for most projects, not using Redux is better. I’ve never seen a case when RTKQ was an improvement over fetch().

Obviously, deleting Redux from the internet to prevent incompetent engineering leads / managers from forcing it on people would be preferable.

[nosefurhairdo]

If you can't understand the benefits of using RTK Query over fetch I'm not sure you're credible.

They're not even substitutes; RTK Query by default wraps fetch or can be configured to use your preferred http client. So it's an entirely additional layer of cacheing and refetching logic with a standardized interface around common loading and error states.

It is considerably easier to write performant web applications with a library like RTK Query or TanStack Query than to just use fetch and try to roll your own cacheing solution. I say this as someone who has done all of the above professionally.