JavaScript Kicks - JSK Daily for Jan 31, 2023

App development is the process of creating software applications that run on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets. These apps can be native, which means they are built specifically for a particular platform or device, or they can be cross-platform, which means they ...

Bit

Without getting into code just yet, the basic algorithm behind A* is the following: You first need to define a grid-based map, where each cell in the grid represents a location that the search can visit....

Bit

A select component is a widely used UI component for accumulating user-provided information from a given list of options. If you want to create a select box quickly, then we have a powerful solution for you. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create a select component in R...

Digamber Singh

Haven't done one of these for quite some time, enjoy!. "10 JavaScript Memes" is published by Ariana Milasincic in JavaScript in Plain English....

JavaScript In Plain English

In JavaScript, modules refer to a file that holds JavaScript code which performs a specific purpose. Modules are self-contained, making it easy to add, remove, and update functionalities without affecting your entire code because they are decoupled from other pieces of code. W...

Joel 🦸‍♀️

State is an important part of a React application. Most functionalities involve making state updates in your component. But as your application grows, state updates become more and more complex. These complex state updates might get overwhelming when you revisit your code. The...

Nkunal25

I've been writing JavaScript for so long that I sometimes don't see its quirks. To be fair, there are fewer quirks than ten years ago, but some things would still make great language additions. One thing that would make a lot of sense is required function parameters....

stefan judis

For a conference organizer, one of the hardest things to do is to keep your conference relevant. That is exactly the problem we faced with React Finland. As a result, we decided to pivot from React into frontend. Future Frontend conference was born as a result....

SurviveJS

The useRef hook in React allows you to create a reference to a DOM element or a component instance. This can be useful for various tasks such as creating animations, managing focus or text selection or triggering imperative methods on a component. In this blog post, we will ex...

JavaScript In Plain English

Are you ready to learn about one of the quirks of JavaScript? Today, I'm going to talk about lexical scoping. It might sound intimidating, but by the end of this post, I'll make sure you know everything you need to know about how it works and how it can make your code better....

Olivia Brown