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4/30/2023
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The Interactive Guide to Rendering in React

In this interactive guide, we'll explore why, when, and how React renders. #404 – May 01, 2023 View in browser React Digest The Interactive Guide to Rendering in React In this interactive guide, we
4/23/2023
19 : 25

Say no to flickering UI

How to change elements base on DOM measurements: what is the problem with useEffect, how useLayoutEffect fixes it, what is browser painting, and how SSR plays a role here #403 – April 24, 2023 View in
4/19/2023
5 : 45

Build a Multistep Form With React Hook Form

We'll build a basic multistep registration form. #402 – April 17, 2023 View in browser React Digest Build a Multistep Form With React Hook Form Multistep forms aka wizard or funnel forms have a
4/9/2023
19 : 14

Learning React from two Angles in 2023

The library way and the framework way #401 – April 10, 2023 View in browser React Digest Learning React from two Angles in 2023 In this article, I want to compare the two angles on how to learn React
4/2/2023
19 : 14

Rethinking React best practices

A deep dive into the evolution of React from client-side view library to application architecture. #400 – April 03, 2023 View in browser React Digest Rethinking React best practices A deep dive into
3/26/2023
18 : 4

The End of Front-End Development

Large language models like GPT-4 are becoming increasingly capable #399 – March 27, 2023 View in browser React Digest The End of Front-End Development Large language models like GPT-4 are becoming
3/19/2023
18 : 4

Beautiful and mind-bending effects with WebGL Render Targets

A deep dive into WebGL Render Targets and how to leverage their capabilities #398 – March 20, 2023 View in browser React Digest Beautiful and mind-bending effects with WebGL Render Targets A deep dive
3/12/2023
23 : 14

Were React Hooks a Mistake?

People like signals because signal-based components are far more similar to class components than to function components with hooks. #397 – March 13, 2023 View in browser React Digest Were React Hooks
3/5/2023
18 : 55

Creating Animations in React

Dynamic animations in React using React-Spring library #396 – March 06, 2023 View in browser React Digest Creating Animations in React with React-Spring: A Comprehensive Guide Learn how to create
2/26/2023
18 : 24

Effective Higher-Order Components

Before the introduction of contexts and hooks Higher-Order Components were a common sight. #395 – February 27, 2023 View in browser React Digest Effective Higher-Order Components Before the
2/19/2023
17 : 4

Maximising performance with code splitting techniques

Learn how to use dynamic imports, React Lazy, Loadable Components, route-based code splitting, preloading, inlining critical CSS, and dynamic chunks with code examples #394 – February 20, 2023 View in
2/12/2023
16 : 54

A Historical Reference of React Criticism

There have been a number of criticisms levied at the React project over the years. #393 – February 13, 2023 View in browser React Digest A Historical Reference of React Criticism There have been a
2/5/2023
16 : 34

Why React isn't dying

There's a bit of fuzz about React dying and other libraries being better than React #392 – February 06, 2023 View in browser React Digest Why React isn't dying There's a bit of fuzz, mainly
1/29/2023
16 : 24

The Key To Good Component Design Is Selfishness

Building selfish components is the key approach to avoiding different pitfalls on the way to good component design #391 – January 30, 2023 View in browser React Digest The Key To Good Component Design
1/22/2023
16 : 24

Little React Things: Less reacting, more deriving

How we should remove unnecessary reactions and replace them with derivations. #390 – January 23, 2023 View in browser React Digest Little React Things: Less reacting, more deriving In this second post
1/20/2023
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A cure for useState hell

useReducer is an often forgotten but extremely powerful hook #389 – January 16, 2023 View in browser React Digest A Cure for useState Hell useReducer is an often forgotten, but extremely powerful, hook
1/8/2023
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How to debounce and throttle in React without losing your mind

What is debounce and throttle, how to use them in React properly. #388 – January 09, 2023 View in browser React Digest And we are back! Hopefully, y'all had a lovely break and are ready for some
12/18/2022
23 : 14

#387 Avoid These Common Pitfalls Of React useState

#387 – December 19, 2022 View in browser React Digest Avoid These Common Pitfalls Of React useState useState is the easiest and most common React hook. But so are some of its problems. Become aware of
12/11/2022
21 : 24

#386 Inside React Query

#386 – December 12, 2022 View in browser React Digest Inside React Query I've been asked a lot lately how React Query works internally. How does it know when to re-render? How does it de-duplicate
12/4/2022
19 : 14

#385 Is React going anywhere?

#385 – December 05, 2022 View in browser React Digest Is React going anywhere? Earlier this year I had an interesting conversation with a CTO of a price comparison website (e-commerce) and he mentioned