React Round Up

Despite JavaScript being a single-threaded language, you can now leverage multi-threaded computing thanks to modern browser features such as web workers, workouts and service workers. In this show, Majid explains how these features work and what problems they solve. We also discuss the strategies you can use to introduce them to production codebases and give your users a much more enjoyable experience on your web app.


Links

• Comlink makes WebWorkers enjoyable
• Workbox
• Figma
• The AssemblyScript Book
• Houdini: Demystifying CSS

Picks

• Majid - Follow Majid on Twitter > @mhadaily
• Majid - Deep Work - Cal Newport
• Carl - Off the Main Thread | The Web Platform Podcast
• Charles  - Natural Goat Milk Soaps for Healthy Skin — Goat Milk Stuff
• Charles  - ‎Flip Timer & stopwatch on the App Store
• Charles - Desktop tripod
• Paige - DJI Phantom 4 Drone
• Paige - Ozark show on Netflix
• TJ - Goat-2-Meeting — Sweet Farm

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In today’s episode of React Round Up, Nigerian-based developer Dillion Megida explains how you can create source plugins for Gatsby, the static site generation tool. Gatsby can be used to create landing pages, blogs and e-commerce sites, among other things, and it contains a vast plugin ecosystem that helps developers avoid reinventing the wheel when creating their applications. Dillion also shares his experience blogging for websites such as LogRocket, FreeCodecamp and Dev.to and talks us through his workflow and how he comes up with new article ideas.

Links

• How to Build a Gatsby Source Plugin, using Hashnode as an example
• Paige Niedringhaus
• Gatsby Plugin Library
• TheWebFor5
• Web sharing API
• A deep dive into queues in Node.js
• gatsby-source-medium
• Hashnode
• Twitter: Dillion Megida ( @iamdillion )
• Dillion Megida - Frontend Engineer and Technical Writer

Picks

• Carl- BBQ tips 
• Carl- JAMstacked newsletter 
• Dillion- Cypress
• Paige- Battery Chargers - OptiMate
• TJ- Remotion
• TJ- Remotion demo

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In this episode, they dive deep into the world of event sourcing with special guest, Luis Galeas, CEO and founder of Ambar. Lucas Paganini, along with Chris and Peter explore the intricacies of event sourcing, comparing front-end implementations using Redux and back-end approaches, and highlighting the benefits, drawbacks, and practical applications.
Luis shares his expertise on event sourcing, discussing how events act as the primary source of truth and the importance of understanding system boundaries for scalability. The conversation covers essential tools, frameworks, and strategies to effectively implement event sourcing in both your development processes and organizational strategies.
Whether you're new to event sourcing or looking to deepen your understanding, this episode offers invaluable insights and practical advice to help you navigate this complex but rewarding architecture. Tune in to learn more about how event sourcing can transform your approach to managing application changes, ensuring scalability, auditability, and minimizing regressions. Don't miss out on this opportunity to hear from experts in the field and discover how to leverage event sourcing for your next big project!


Socials

• LinkedIn: Luis P Galeas

 

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This week the panelists dive into their work backgrounds and discuss the ins and outs of working at small and large companies. They aim specifically at whether one is better than the other for building a career.

Picks

• Jack- Virtual Coffee
• Paige- Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide 4th Edition
• TJ- Rocket

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React Hook Form is a terrific way to manage state in, from, and through, your forms in React. Since React itself doesn't give you much to manage forms, React Hook Form steps into the gap to help you manage your forms and provide features and functionality to your forms.
Our guest, Vijit Ail worked through several of the options out there for managing states and walks the panel through his decision to use React Hook Form.

Links

• React Hook Form
• Redux Form
• Formik
• BundlePhobia
• TypeORM
• NestJS

Picks

• Jack- Nx: Smart, Extensible Build Framework
• TJ- Super Mario 3D World
• Vijit- Microservices with Node JS and React | Udemy

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In today’s show, frontend engineer Tyler Hawkins shares his tips on how you can write clean, maintainable and readable code. Using the examples from his article on the same subject, he explains the importance of using clean code principles to make it easier for different developers to collaborate on a codebase. Tyler also discusses how you can better structure your tests and have more confidence in how they are written.

Links

• React Clean Code
• Use ternaries rather than && in JSX
• GitHub | getify/You-Dont-Know-JS
• Clean Code With Unit Tests
• Tyler Hawkins - Web Portfolio
• Tyler Hawkins - Medium
• GitHub: Tyler Hawkins ( thawkin3 )
• LinkedIn: Tyler Hawkins
• Twitter: Tyler Hawkins ( @thawkin3 )

Picks

• Carl- Time away from the screens
• Jack- GitHub | pmndrs/jotai
• Tyler- Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz

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In this episode, Lucas, Chris, and Peter are joined by Colby Fayock, the Director of Developer Experience Engineering at Cloudinary and a content creator.
Join them as they dive deep into the world of AI-powered WYSIWYG editors for React. They explore the practicality of running AI models locally versus on remote servers, discover Google's innovative browser-based AI models in Chrome, and discuss the versatility and editor compatibility with formats like JSON and Markdown. They also touch on integrating AI functionalities securely using serverless functions and backend APIs, ensuring solid security without exposing sensitive API keys.
Colby shares his experience with using storage formats like HTML and JSON in richer content editors, the flexibility of customizing styles and commands, and the potential applications outside of just being a Notion alternative. They also delve into UX trends toward integrated editing experiences and the practical challenges it may present.
Towards the end, Colby talks about his upcoming full stack Next.js 15 course featuring authentication, database management, and payment options. This episode is packed with valuable insights for developers aiming to enhance their front-end capabilities and integration of AI functions. Stay tuned as we unravel the future of rich-text editing and AI in modern web development.

Social MediaUnvoid

• LinkedIn @unvoidweb https://www.linkedin.com/company/unvoidweb
• Instagram @unvoidweb https://www.instagram.com/unvoidweb

Lucas Paganini

• YouTube @lucaspaganiniweb https://youtube.com/@lucaspaganiniweb
• LinkedIn @lucaspaganiniweb https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaspaganiniweb
• Twitter @lucaspaganini https://twitter.com/LucasPaganini
• Instagram @lucaspaganini https://www.instagram.com/lucaspaganini

Chris Frewin

• GitHub @princefishthrower https://github.com/princefishthrower
• Blog Chris Frewin https://chrisfrew.in/

Peter Osah

• LinkedIn @peterosah https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-osah-744118179/

Colby Fayock

• LinkedIn @colbyfayock https://www.linkedin.com/in/colbyfayock/

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Chris Laughlin joins the round up to discuss how to use the WebKit Speech Recognition API to interact with your react applications. This opens up a wide range of capabilities for web and React applications.


Links

• Adding Voice Search to a React Application
• Using the Web Speech API
• GitHub | streamich/react-use
• Recut
• Descript
• Svelte
• Netlify
• Github Co-pilot
• GitHub: Chris Laughlin ( chrislaughlin )

Picks

• Carl- Subscribing to different newsletters
• Chris- Script Kit by John Lindquist
• Jack- GitHub | solidjs/solid
• Paige- Logitech Wireless MX Keyboard
• TJ- Manfrotto Magic Arm

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In today's episode, they dive deep into the intricacies of creating a seamless image zoom functionality with our special guest, Robert Pierce, a seasoned software engineer with 13 years of experience and the mastermind behind the popular React Medium Image Zoom library.
They tackle the challenges of zooming in on images while maintaining quality, elaborate on accessibility concerns, and discuss the technical hurdles, including those pesky Safari issues. They also explore the efforts to make clickable content accessible to all users, converting images into modal elements, and the journey from version 4 to version 5 of the library.
Robert shares his experiences with maintaining this open-source project, the community's role, and his attempts to create a monorepo supporting various frameworks. We touch on the complexities of scaling, customizing dialog elements, and the potential future developments for the project.
Join them as they discuss the blend of native functionalities, accessibility, and the pursuit of a perfect user experience. Whether you're a developer interested in modern technologies, web component integration, or just curious about the behind-the-scenes of an open-source project, this episode has something for you. Let's zoom into the details!

Links

• react-medium-image-zoom

Social MediaUnvoid

• LinkedIn @unvoidweb https://www.linkedin.com/company/unvoidweb
• Instagram @unvoidweb https://www.instagram.com/unvoidweb

Lucas Paganini

• YouTube @lucaspaganiniweb https://youtube.com/@lucaspaganiniweb
• LinkedIn @lucaspaganiniweb https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaspaganiniweb
• Twitter @lucaspaganini https://twitter.com/LucasPaganini
• Instagram @lucaspaganini https://www.instagram.com/lucaspaganini

Chris Frewin

• GitHub @princefishthrower https://github.com/princefishthrower
• Blog Chris Frewin https://chrisfrew.in/

Peter Osah

• LinkedIn @peterosah https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-osah-744118179/

Robert Pearce

• LinkedIn: @RobertPearce https://github.com/rpearce

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In this episode, they dive deep into the intricacies of deploying server-side rendering applications using Next.js on AWS. Join them as  Brandon Bayer, the CEO of Flightcontrol shares insightful experiences on overcoming production challenges with FlightControl.
Discover why FlightControl's infrastructure, cost-saving capabilities, and new build system—including Lambda support—are game changers for developers. They talk about updates and exciting projects from Lucas and Chris, explore the seamless deployment to AWS with FlightControl, and compare its strengths against platforms like Heroku and Vercel.
Get ready for a captivating discussion on hybrid clouds, vendor lock-ins, the ease of using AWS services through FlightControl, and the potential for supporting other cloud providers. Plus, Brandon's passion for flying small planes brings a fascinating real-world perspective to the intricacies of sky-high ambitions versus ground-level developments. Tune in for an episode packed with practical insights, expert opinions, and the latest in cloud deployment technology.


Links

• Flight Control

Social MediaUnvoid

• LinkedIn @unvoidweb https://www.linkedin.com/company/unvoidweb
• Instagram @unvoidweb https://www.instagram.com/unvoidweb

Lucas Paganini

• YouTube @lucaspaganiniweb https://youtube.com/@lucaspaganiniweb
• LinkedIn @lucaspaganiniweb https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaspaganiniweb
• Twitter @lucaspaganini https://twitter.com/LucasPaganini
• Instagram @lucaspaganini https://www.instagram.com/lucaspaganini

Chris Frewin

• GitHub @princefishthrower https://github.com/princefishthrower
• Blog Chris Frewin https://chrisfrew.in/

Peter Osah

• LinkedIn @peterosah https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-osah-744118179/

Brandon Bayer

• LinkedIn: @BrandonBayer https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonbayer1/

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