Explain why componentDidMount is a better place to make an ajax request

In the docs, in componentWillMount section section it says:

Avoid introducing any side-effects or subscriptions in this method

And in the componentDidMount section:

If you need to load data from a remote endpoint, this is a good place to instantiate the network request

Which for me is confusing because I won't like to wait for the component to be mounted to dispatch an ajax call to fulfill the component data dependencies. I would like to do it as soon as possible, like in the constructor, not even in componentWillMount.

Clearly you may have a reason why you say this in the docs, I might be not seeing the bigger picture. So it will be nice if you can explain a bit more in detail or point me in the direction of where I can find the reason.

Read the linked componentWillMount and componentDidMount sections in the React documentation, along with the surrounding lifecycle guidance. Clarify why the documentation recommends starting remote requests in componentDidMount and address the concern about waiting until mount; the issue is done when the timing guidance and rationale are clear.