--- title: useSignal() is the Future of Web Frameworks | daily.dev description: Signals are a reactive way to store and track state in an application. They return a getter and a setter, unlike non-reactive systems which only return a value... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/usesignal-is-the-future-of-web-frameworks-lhjfayk3h twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: useSignal() is the Future of Web Frameworks | daily.dev og:description: Signals are a reactive way to store and track state in an application. They return a getter and a setter, unlike non-reactive systems which only return a value... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/usesignal-is-the-future-of-web-frameworks-lhjfayk3h og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/LHjfaYk3h.png og:image:alt: useSignal() is the Future of Web Frameworks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # useSignal() is the Future of Web Frameworks **[builder.io](https://daily.dev/sources/builderio)** · 1 min read · 274 upvotes · 12 comments ## Summary Signals are a reactive way to store and track state in an application. They return a getter and a setter, unlike non-reactive systems which only return a value and a setter. This allows for more efficient updates and prevents unnecessary re-renders in the UI. In contrast, React's useState() returns only the state value and lacks the subscription tracking and notification features of Signals. Overall, Signals provide a more efficient and reactive approach to state management in web frameworks. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ded5ec** · 13 upvotes > Welcome in vue avarage enjoyer world 😏 **@osantos** · 6 upvotes > Thanks for sharing this. Looks like it is ready to use with React too by running `npm install @preact/signals-react` (more info https://github.com/preactjs/signals). Cheers! **@zelig880** · 1 upvotes > This is common practice in Vue, but it is nice to be able to read the difference, the article is very well written and goes in many details! Good Job! **@drumst0ck** · 0 upvotes > if you love JS, definitely you should try Qwik **@xerullian** · 0 upvotes > Signals rock! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#general-programming](https://daily.dev/tags/general-programming), [#react](https://daily.dev/tags/react) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/usesignal-is-the-future-of-web-frameworks-lhjfayk3h) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"useSignal() is the Future of Web Frameworks","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/usesignal-is-the-future-of-web-frameworks-lhjfayk3h","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/usesignal-is-the-future-of-web-frameworks-lhjfayk3h"},"datePublished":"2023-02-16T16:47:17.331Z","dateModified":"2024-04-09T13:33:46.563Z","description":"Signals are a reactive way to store and track state in an application. 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