How to write performant React code, Choosing the right component library, and Reading the Redux source code
This week's issue is sponsored by Stream.
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Kolby Sisk (from the Udacity Engineering Team) writes about how at there's a component library at the center of every design system and how he recently went through an involved process to figure out which component library would be the best fit for Udacity’s next generation design system.
Varun Vachhar writes about how refactoring CSS without altering the look and feel of the UI is one of the most challenging tasks you'll face as a frontend developer. Then, he shares a case study on how his team at Storybook was able to streamline a big CSS refactor by dogfooding their visual testing tool.
In this article, Paul Scanlon (from the Gatsby team) discusses how to work with JavaScript animation libraries without negatively impacting your Gatsby site’s performance.
Alex Kondov writes about what he learned about the fundamentals of Redux by diving into the state management library's source code.
The Formidable Labs team writes about their motivations behind building react-native-owl -- an open-source visual regression testing library for React Native that's heavily inspired by Detox.
Nadia Makarevich writes about how “premature optimisation”, when it comes to React and performance, can actually be a good thing. Then, she shows you how to implement a “real-life” app step by step -- first in a “normal” way, using the patterns that you’ll see practically everywhere, then refactoring each step with performance in mind and comparing the result in the end.
If you’re looking for a great React Rich Text Editor component, you’ve found one that should definitely be on your shortlist: the KendoReact Editor. This 10-minute video tutorial demos two (of many) powerful customization features of the KendoReact Editor -- defining input rules and customizing Editor tools & creating new ones. [sponsored]
TinyBase is a tiny, reactive JavaScript library (with zero dependencies) for structured state and tabular data. Created by James Pearce, and Engineering Director at Meta.
A simple React library for easily animating your text transitions.
An all-in-one starter kit for building platforms (like site builders and low-code tools) on Vercel that's created by the Vercel team.
A VSCode extension that lets you preview React (and Vue) components instantly.
useWorkerizedReducer is like useReducer, but the reducer runs in a worker. This makes it possible to place long-running computations in the reducer without affecting the responsiveness of the app. Created by Surma.