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What is Suspense and why was it introduced?

Junior React
Quick Answer Suspense lets components declare they're waiting for something (data, code) by throwing a Promise. React catches the throw, shows a fallback UI (like a spinner), and resumes rendering when the Promise resolves. This makes async loading declarative รขโ‚ฌโ€ you don't need loading state variables scattered through your code.

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Suspense lets components wait for async resources with a fallback UI. It supports streaming and async rendering.
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