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React — 5 things that might surprise you

June 27, 2021

In this issue, discover surprising insights about React, learn effective behavior testing with Enzyme and Jest, explore styled-components, and get the latest on React's server components and performance optimizations.

Think of React components as state machines, not functions

June 20, 2021

This issue dives into React state management, comparing function components to state machines, exploring form handling, and analyzing CSS-in-JS performance. Plus, discover what's new in React 18.

How to build an image comparison slider

June 13, 2021

This issue features a guide on building an image comparison slider in React, insights on rendering in iframes, React 18 updates, state patterns, and tips to boost app performance by 10x.

💡 React Hooks: async function in the useEffect

June 06, 2021

This week, dive into React with insights on using async functions in useEffect, mastering Redux Toolkit, understanding conditional hooks, and exploring static vs dynamic routing. Plus, get ready for React Brussels.

A complete beginner's guide to Next.js

May 30, 2021

In this issue, explore a beginner's guide to Next.js, learn to clean up async effects in React, discover performance tips, dive into React testing, and understand the importance of TypeScript for developers.

How to efficiently reuse stories in your React tests

May 23, 2021

In this issue, explore efficient story reuse in React tests, clean patterns for roles and permissions in large apps, insights on React's focus events, and tips for building a user-friendly color picker.

React vs React Native: Differences, advantages & limitations

May 16, 2021

In this issue, explore the key differences between React and React Native, learn to build a Twitter clone and a Whac-A-Mole game, and discover essential tips for mastering React hooks.

Improving slow mounts in React apps

May 09, 2021

This issue covers key topics for React developers, including optimizing initial mounts, a concise state machine hook, an innovative state management library, and a new library packed with hooks and components for enhanced usability.

21 best practices for a clean React project

May 02, 2021

Explore this week's newsletter featuring best practices for clean React projects, hidden DevTool secrets for JavaScript developers, and tutorials on file uploads, dynamic tables of contents, and the useReducer hook.

The definitive guide to profiling React applications

April 25, 2021

In this issue, discover essential insights on profiling React applications, best practices for styled components, and a guide to using Mapbox with React. Plus, explore key lessons often overlooked in tutorials and the latest in build tools.

Export React components as images

April 18, 2021

In this issue, explore advanced Gatsby workflows, learn to export React components as images, master state management, discover beginner tips, and delve into React Router hooks for seamless navigation.

Figma to React

April 11, 2021

This issue dives into essential React topics: converting Figma designs to code, optimizing performance with React.memo and useMemo, and exploring state management strategies with Redux, Hooks, and Recoil.

7 ways of achieving conditional rendering in React

April 04, 2021

This issue features insights on conditional rendering in React, optimizing performance for large lists, and the use of React Context for dependency injection. Plus, explore full-time React jobs with relocation assistance.

Modeling UI states in a React form component using a finite state machine

March 28, 2021

This issue features insights on modeling UI states with finite state machines in React, paging Star Wars characters with React Query, and the nuances of using React with D3.js. Explore these essential techniques for smoother interfaces.

What Would Happen If You Mutated Your React Redux State?

March 21, 2021

In this issue, explore the intrigue of state mutations in Redux, learn to create an outside focus handler in React, and discover best practices for React/Redux. Plus, master debugging Jest tests and building an accordion from scratch.

Sticky Table Header with React Hooks

March 14, 2021

This issue features insights on creating sticky table headers with React, mastering low-level charts for analytics, writing React components in TypeScript, simplifying React state understanding, and embracing test-driven development in React.

Say No to Excessive Re-Rendering in React

March 07, 2021

Dive into this week's newsletter for insights on avoiding excessive re-renders in React, mastering dependency injection, exploring React Server Components, and enhancing your skills with practical exercises and the useRef() hook.

Before You memo()

February 28, 2021

In this issue, discover techniques to enhance rendering performance in React, master Google Maps integration, avoid race conditions in useEffect, leverage CSS variables, and explore state management strategies.

Should You Use useMemo in React?

February 21, 2021

In this issue, we explore key React topics: the use of useMemo, prototyping with ReacType, building apps with React and Sanity.io, mastering React Query for server state, and easy-to-understand React Hook recipes.

Why I Love React

February 14, 2021

In this issue, explore a chat app tutorial with Stream's Chat API, dive into React.js for beginners, discover the Rerousel carousel component, and learn user authentication with the Modern React Redux Toolkit. Happy coding.