Is there any point in using redux-saga now if there is async/await?

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redux-saga hasn't been updated since 2019.

Does it make sense to use it in 2022 if there is async/await?

Answer 1

redux-saga is a redux middleware that provides asynchronous processing.
If you want to write similar middleware on your own (considering that Redux itself cannot write asynchronous code and in any case you will need some kind of middleware) - no one can forbid you to do this.
In general, the correct architecture here looks something like it was done in MVICore (framework for Kotlin):
(Action + State) -> actor -> (Effect(s) + State) -> reducer -> State
The first part (actor) works asynchronously and generates effects (maybe none, maybe several). The second part (reducer) works synchronously and generates state changes. Redux provides only the work of the reducer, offering the first part to be implemented by some kind of middleware, self-written or library. So, the presence of async / await in the language does not solve this Redux problem.