React Query and React Context can be used together to manage data dependencies and make component logic simpler. Combining both makes implicit dependencies (like knowing a query has been executed elsewhere) clear and visible in your code.

React Query is both a data fetcher and an asynchronous state manager designed for handling server state. Unlike client state (managed with useState or useReducer), server state is often asynchronous, persistent, and can be modified by multiple users. React Query abstracts common complexities like cache management, invalidation, and refetching, allowing developers to focus on building their applications without getting bogged down in the complex, nitty-gritty details of data fetching.

Infinite queries in React Query, often used in paginated lists or infinite scrolls, allow for continuous data fetching. A bug found in this feature caused queries to restart from the beginning if a page fetch fails during a retry. This article explains how infinite queries work in order to explain how the bug happened, along with the fix, which involves modifying the infinite query behavior to retain the state of the loop, preventing it from restarting from the beginning during retries.