Hey developers, please stop disabling copy/paste in form fields! 🚨
If asked to do so, push back. Please don’t break the … Read on...
Testing Library is great. But it’s lacking a few queries I would find useful.
Here’s an example of enhancing Cypress Testing Library with a plain function:
I’m excited about React Server Components. In this post, I will summarize the benefits and limitations in a few quick points.
For more details, check out the Facebook team’s announcement video.
Render React components in one … Read on...
“We don’t have time to write tests.”
“We don’t have time for code reviews.”
“We don’t have time to set up a CI server.”
“We don’t have time to automate deploys.”
“We don’t have time to make it accessible.”
“We … Read on...
I typically use plain React for forms. But I just converted a React form to use Formik.
Results (sizes minified):
There are four events that cause a React component to render:
When state changes, you can skip the render via:
When props change or a parent renders, you can skip … Read on...
React is a focused component library. So it has no opinion on how to request remote data. If you’re requesting and sending data to web APIs via HTTP, here are four options to consider.
Let’s … Read on...
A poorly-designed solution may seem impressive. Why? Because it’s complex and unapproachable. So it looks like it was hard to build.
A well-designed solution may seem unimpressive. Why? Because it’s simple, and approachable. So it looks like it was easy … Read on...
While preparing my upcoming Pluralsight course “Managing React State”, I found a surprising number of React state management options.
This slide from the upcoming course summarizes eight ways to handle state in React apps:
Throughout the course, I build a … Read on...
Here’s a question I’ve heard a few times recently:
“What if we create a component library in React/Vue/Angular/whatever and a new component technology replaces it?”
That’s not a question of if. It’s a question of when. These technologies have become … Read on...
