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Astro Adoption Guide Overview Examples Alternatives

Astro adoption guide: Overview, examples, and alternatives

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Astro brings simplicity, speed, and a stellar DX. Let’s explore what makes Astro such a compelling framework for your next project.

Ohans Emmanuel
Nov 17, 2023 ⋅ 17 min read
Understanding Astro integrations and the hooks lifecycle

Understanding Astro integrations and the hooks lifecycle

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Astro integrations are key to customizing your site’s behavior. Learn how to insert them in the right areas of the hooks lifecycle here.

Ohans Emmanuel
Nov 1, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Using The React Children Prop With TypeScript

Using the React children prop with TypeScript

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Learn the best practices for typing `children` props in TypeScript in both functional and class-based components.

Ohans Emmanuel
Oct 20, 2023 ⋅ 4 min read
Using the View Transitions API in Astro

Using the View Transitions API with Astro

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Astro was the first major platform to adopt the View Transitions API for desktop apps and websites. Learn how to incorporate it here.

Ohans Emmanuel
Oct 17, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
How To Dynamically Assign Properties To An Object In TypeScript

How to dynamically assign properties to an object in TypeScript

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Explore dynamic property assignment in TypeScript, overcoming static typing errors through type assertions, the `Partial` utility type, and more.

Ohans Emmanuel
Oct 6, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
Working with Astro's middleware

Working with Astro’s middleware

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Astro, the popular frontend framework, added middleware in a recent release. Learn how to use Astro’s middleware in this post.

Ohans Emmanuel
Sep 21, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read
A guide to the four new Array.prototype methods in JavaScript

A guide to the 4 new Array.prototype methods in JavaScript

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Four new Array.prototype methods were recently approved as part of ECMAScript 2023. Read about how to use them in this detailed guide.

Ohans Emmanuel
Aug 2, 2023 ⋅ 6 min read
React UseLayoutEffect Vs. UseEffect Hooks With Examples

React useLayoutEffect vs. useEffect Hooks with examples

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Compare the useEffect and useLayoutEffect Hooks in React, especially their firing, performance, and visual changes.

Ohans Emmanuel
Jul 12, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
Accessing previous props or state with React Hooks

How to access previous props or state with React Hooks

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In this article, we learned how to procure previous values from the useRef, useState, usePrevious, and useEffect Hooks in React.

Ohans Emmanuel
May 11, 2023 ⋅ 7 min read
Understanding When Not To Use The UseMemo React Hook

When not to use the useMemo React Hook

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Learn when not to use the useMemo React Hook, such as when a memoized value is not used frequently or a computation is not expensive.

Ohans Emmanuel
Mar 10, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
React Hooks Cheat Sheet Best Practices Examples

React Hooks cheat sheet: Best practices with examples

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Editor’s note: This React Hooks tutorial was last updated on 6 March 2023 to include more React Hooks best practices […]

Ohans Emmanuel
Feb 20, 2023 ⋅ 18 min read
How to initialize state using React Hooks

How to initialize state using React Hooks

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Learn how to initialize state and implement advanced React component patterns using React Hooks like useState and the key property.

Ohans Emmanuel
Feb 13, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read