Improve the Performance of your React Forms
Forms can get slow pretty fast. Let's explore how state colocation can keep our React forms fast.
Epic React Articles
Why you shouldn't put refs in a dependency array
If you use a ref in your effect callback, shouldn't it be included in the dependencies? Why refs are a special exception to the rule!
Why React needs a key prop
Why can't React just magically know what to do without a key?
How to type a React form onSubmit handler
Excellent TypeScript definitions for your React forms
The Latest Ref Pattern in React
How to improve your custom hook APIs with a simple pattern
How to Test React.useEffect
Testing React.useEffect is much simpler than you think it is.
How React Uses Closures to Avoid Bugs
The sneaky, surreptitious bug that React saved us from by using closures
Importing React Through the Ages
How and why I import react using a namespace (import * as React from 'react')
Use CSS Variables instead of React Context
How and why you should use CSS variables (custom properties) for theming instead of React context.
Memoization and React
A basic introduction memoization and how React memoization features work.
Stop Stumbling Around in React Learning Darkness
Epic React is your learning spotlight so you can ship harder, better, faster, stronger
One React mistake that's slowing you down
Simplify and speed up your app development using React composition
Myths about useEffect
Some common mistakes I see people make with useEffect and how to avoid them.
Render as you fetch (with and without suspense)
Speed up your app's loading of code/data/assets with "render as you fetch" with and without React Suspense for Data Fetching
My State Management Mistake
It wasn't a library. It was the way I was thinking about and defining state.
Why you've been bad about Profiling React Apps
Is your app as fast as you think it is for your users?
Requisite React
When was the last time you saw an error and had no idea what it meant (and therefore no idea what to do about it)? Today? Yeah, you're not alone... Let's talk about how to fix that.
Avoid soul-crushing components
Truly maintainable, flexible, simple, and reusable components require more thought than: "I need it to do this differently, so I'll accept a new prop for that." Seasoned React developers know this leads to nothing but pain and frustration for both the maintainer and user of the component.
Why I Love React
I still remember when I first heard about React. It was January 2014. I was listening to a podcast. Pete Hunt and Jordan Walke were on talking about this framework they created at Facebook that with no support for two way data-binding, no built-in HTTP library, no dependency injection, and in place of templates it had this weird XML-like syntax for the UI. And to top it all off, I was listening to it while driving to the first ever ng-conf.