React Compiler’s Silent Failures (And How to Fix Them)

I have been building highly interactive React UIs since 2017: visual editors, design tools, the kind of applications where users are dragging elements, adjusting properties in real-time, and expecting every interaction to feel as responsive as Figma or Photoshop. An unnecessary re-render can break the illusion of direct manipulation, making the experience laggy and unpleasant. For eight years, I…