Raphael Ugwu Writer, software engineer, and a lifelong student.

Stories by Raphael Ugwu

Building cross-platform desktop apps with Svelte, Electron, and Reloadly

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Follow along with a tutorial and example build for a cross-platform app using Svelte, Electron, and Reloadly.

Raphael Ugwu
May 19, 2021 ⋅ 5 min read
Handling server side applications with Nuxt’s Composition API

Handling server-side applications with Nuxt’s Composition API

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In this post, we’ll take a look at how the Nuxt Composition API works and best practices for using it in projects.

Raphael Ugwu
Dec 15, 2020 ⋅ 4 min read
advanced data fetching techniques in vue

Advanced data fetching techniques in Vue

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In this post, we’ll take a look at the best practices for fetching data in advanced scenarios when working with Vue. We’ll also learn how we can use Vue 3’s composition API to leverage the stale-while-revalidate technique in data fetching.

Raphael Ugwu
Sep 15, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read
Building cross platform applications with Quasar

Building cross-platform applications with Quasar

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With a lot of options out there for frontend development, choosing a particular framework for teams could be a tough decision. It gets trickier when you are developing across mobile and web platforms.

Raphael Ugwu
Aug 4, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read

What you need to know about Netlify build plugins

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In this post, we’re going to learn what Netlify build plugins are, what they do, and how you can create one.

Raphael Ugwu
Jul 2, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read

Atomic CSS-in-JS vs. utility-first frameworks

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In this article, we’ll take a look at atomic CSS-in-JS libraries and utility-first CSS frameworks, how they compare to each other, their shortcomings, and some projects using both concepts.

Raphael Ugwu
Jun 12, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read

Deploying state machines with frontend frameworks

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In this blog post, we’ll learn how we can use finite state machines to create interactive and complex transitions in our apps.

Raphael Ugwu
Apr 15, 2020 ⋅ 4 min read

Overcoming single-threaded limitations in React Native

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In this blog post, we’ll take a look at certain features that limit React Native’s performance and how we can reduce their effects to build robust products with this framework.

Raphael Ugwu
Feb 13, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read

Dynamic component rendering with Vue portal

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Let’s take a look at how portals can make the rendering of components such as modals and pop-ups more efficient.

Raphael Ugwu
Jan 11, 2020 ⋅ 5 min read
Updating Your Existing Apps for Accessibility

Updating your existing apps for accessibility

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Improving accessibility to apps built with React and Vue for users with visual, auditory, and other impairments can help boost user retention.

Raphael Ugwu
Nov 28, 2019 ⋅ 4 min read

How to build applications with Vue’s composition API

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In this blog post, we’ll take a look at how the composition API improves the way we write code and how we can use it to build highly performant web apps.

Raphael Ugwu
Nov 8, 2019 ⋅ 7 min read

Popular React Hook libraries

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In this post, we will look at popular React Hook libraries – both mainstream and custom (created by enthusiasts like you and me).

Raphael Ugwu
Oct 3, 2019 ⋅ 8 min read