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  Enterprise migrations rarely happen overnight. While you are architecting a modern React 19 frontend, the business logic relies on a battle-hardened DataTables implementation or a highly customized Select2 dropdown from 2016. Rewriting these complex libraries from scratch is often a resource black hole. The alternative is wrapping them. However, naively dumping a jQuery plugin into a  useEffect  leads to race conditions, zombie event listeners, and the dreaded "NotFoundError: Node was not found" when React tries to reconcile a DOM tree that jQuery has ruthlessly mutated. The Root Cause: The Battle for DOM Supremacy The core conflict arises from the ownership model of the Document Object Model (DOM). React's Assumption:  React operates on the Virtual DOM (Fiber). It calculates diffs and assumes exclusive rights to update the DOM based on state changes. jQuery's Assumption:  jQuery operates directly on the Real DOM. It injects elements, modifies class names, and...

  Integrating legacy jQuery plugins into a modern React architecture often feels like forcing a square peg into a round hole. The most frustrating manifestation of this friction is the   Maximum update depth exceeded   error. This occurs when a React component attempts to drive a jQuery plugin (the "Source of Truth" conflict), resulting in an infinite recursion of state updates and re-renders. If you are wrapping a complex jQuery datagrid, a rich text editor like Summernote, or a distinct select library like Select2, this post details the architectural pattern required to stabilize the bridge between the Virtual DOM and imperative DOM mutations. The Root Cause: The Echo Chamber React relies on unidirectional data flow: State $\to$ Render $\to$ DOM. jQuery relies on imperative mutation: Event $\to$ Direct DOM Manipulation. The infinite loop happens when you inadvertently create a bidirectional sync cycle without an exit condition: React Render:  Component accepts a pr...