Tag: react

Frontend in 2018: More consensus, less complexity

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2017 was quite a year in frontend web development. Frameworks like React and Angular have continued to enjoy large-scale support […]

Kaelan Cooter
Jan 11, 2018 ⋅ 9 min read

Frontend in 2017: The important parts

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A lot has happened in 2017, and it can be a bit overwhelming to think about. We all like to […]

Kaelan Cooter
Dec 19, 2017 ⋅ 13 min read

Animating Route Transitions with React Router

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React Router v4 provides an intuitive, declarative API for building React apps that support navigation. However, there is not much […]

Christian Nwamba
Nov 23, 2017 ⋅ 4 min read

Quick guide to webpack bundle and code splitting with React

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Introduction You’re probably here because your app has grown to the point where forcing the user to download the entire […]

Christian Nwamba
Nov 17, 2017 ⋅ 2 min read
Advanced React Router Concepts

Advanced React Router concepts: Recursive path, code splitting, and more

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Before setting down the path of advanced concepts, first let’s all agree on the basics. React Router provides: Routing capabilities […]

Yomi Eluwande
Nov 7, 2017 ⋅ 11 min read

Introduction to Preact : A smaller, faster React alternative

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Preact is a JavaScript library that describes itself as a fast 3kB alternative to React with the same ES6 API. […]

Yomi Eluwande
Aug 14, 2017 ⋅ 6 min read

Building an offline-first app with React and RxDB

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Offline functionality is becoming an increasingly important part of an app’s user experience. This is not just important for apps […]

Esteban Herrera
Aug 7, 2017 ⋅ 7 min read

Creating Canvas Graphics in React

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The HTML5 Canvas is a powerful tool for embedding performant, interactive graphics in web apps. It has broad browser support […]

Ben Edelstein
Jul 5, 2017 ⋅ 1 min read

Building size-aware React components

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When building React apps, it is sometimes advantageous for components to have awareness of their size and position on screen. […]

Ben Edelstein
Jun 27, 2017 ⋅ 2 min read

Recreating the Chrome Console in React

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One of the core features of LogRocket is the replay of console and Redux logs in production web apps. To […]

Ben Edelstein
Jun 14, 2017 ⋅ 4 min read

Make React Fast Again [Part 3]: Highlighting Component Updates

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React is usually pretty fast, but it’s easy to make small mistakes that lead to performance issues. Slow component mounts, […]

Ben Edelstein
Jun 1, 2017 ⋅ 2 min read

Make React Fast Again [Part 2]: why-did-you-update

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React is usually pretty fast, but it’s easy to make small mistakes that lead to performance issues. Slow component mounts, […]

Ben Edelstein
May 30, 2017 ⋅ 2 min read