JavaScript does have proper value types.

ial changes when the actual value is changed. Until JavaScript has proper value types, we'll make due by memoizing and caching re…in a context should be only changed, and have referential changes when the actual value is changed. Until JavaScript has proper value types, we'll make due by memoizing and caching references using things like useMemo and useCallback.
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JavaScript does have proper value types. The issue is that each render of a Component is a new closure. That's what makes the function reference unstable.https://medium.com/codex/everything-you-thought-you-knew-about-react-functional-components-is-wrong-baf2dfc4f6f
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