Lawrence Eagles Senior full-stack developer, writer, and instructor.

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How to use Rockpack

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Here, you can learn about the React tool Rockpack, its architecture, its modules, and why it’s needed.

Lawrence Eagles
Feb 5, 2021 ⋅ 5 min read
Guess.js and Gatsby

Guess.js and Gatsby site optimization

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This article will explain how to integrate Guess.js into a Gatsby site to increase site efficiency and improve UX.

Lawrence Eagles
Dec 29, 2020 ⋅ 4 min read
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Advanced React Hooks: Creating custom reusable Hooks

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In this article, you can learn the practical applications of reusable React Hooks. After reading, you should be able to create your own advanced pattern.

Lawrence Eagles
Dec 21, 2020 ⋅ 4 min read
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A guide to classic static blocks in JavaScript

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Here, you can learn about the syntax and semantics of classic static blocks in JavaScript, which make object-oriented programming more powerful.

Lawrence Eagles
Dec 8, 2020 ⋅ 3 min read
Debugging React applications with the React profiler component and the profiler DevTool

Debugging React applications with the React Profiler API and the Profiler DevTool

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There are several tools to measure performance optimization in React, learn more about the React Profiler DevTool and the React Profiler API in this post.

Lawrence Eagles
Dec 2, 2020 ⋅ 7 min read
What's new in CRA 4.0

What’s new in create-react-app 4.0.0

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Create React App 4.0.0 is a major release and it comes with some awesome features. Learn more about the new features and notable changes.

Lawrence Eagles
Nov 24, 2020 ⋅ 4 min read
Adding video with Vime.js

Adding video with Vime.js

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Vime.js is a modern framework-agnostic media player. It ships with support for video hosting services like Youtube, Vimeo, and more.

Lawrence Eagles
Nov 20, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read
Getting started with radioactive state in React

Getting started with radioactive state in React

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Learn what you need to know (and what you need to look out for) when getting started with radioactive state.

Lawrence Eagles
Nov 19, 2020 ⋅ 8 min read
React Patterns to Avoid Common Pitfalls in State Management

React patterns to avoid common pitfalls in local state management

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Review some of the most common pitfalls of local state management in React, along with the patterns to help avoid them.

Lawrence Eagles
Nov 11, 2020 ⋅ 7 min read
What’s new in TypeScript 4.0

What’s new in TypeScript 4.0

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Without a doubt, these features will improve both the developer experience and the efficiency of using TypeScript.

Lawrence Eagles
Aug 24, 2020 ⋅ 4 min read