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React Refs: The Complete Story
Programming terminology can be rather confusing. The first time I'd heard about "React Refs", it was in the context of getting a reference to a DOM node. However, with the introduction of hooks, the useRef hook has expanded the definition of "refs".
Deck the Halls With React Three Fiber
Earlier this year I tried using three.js within a React app. It wasn't straightforward, and I ran into quite a few problems. Since then, I've been eager to try out this library a co-worker told me about: react-three-fiber. Apparently, it could solve all my problems (ok, maybe only a few) and make it super easy to create cool animations with few lines of code. Say no more!
An Annotated Guide to React Server Components
The React team announced React Server Components this week with a talk, RFC, and demo. It is a lot to go through (especially for a holiday week), but I did. Here are my notes.
Introducing Zero-Bundle-Size React Server Components
To introduce React Server Components, we have prepared a talk and a demo. If you want, you can check them out during the holidays, or later when work picks back up in the new year.
In this post I will list out all the React Hooks I use in a daily basis for my projects.
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