The deception of rendering React children
All React developers learn early on that when a component re-renders, so do all of its children. But there's a nuance to this foundational concept that's not immediately obvious.
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Writing on web development, design and life ✍️
I write mostly for myself to clarify my thoughts and document my learnings. Nonetheless, I hope you find something useful here!
React evaluates the initial value of useState more than I realised
As I was browsing the React documentation a few days ago, I stumbled upon a line about useState and its initialState, React's way to initialise a local state, which made me pause for a second
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The perfect React (UI) component
Writing this article is an effort to make explicit all the implicit decisions I make when building React components and document what I consider to be the best way to do so.
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How I stopped guessing breakpoints in Tailwind CSS
Ever struggled with identifying active breakpoints in Tailwind CSS? This tiny React component helps me see which Tailwind breakpoint I'm developing for. No more guesswork.
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Talk is cheap, and this is good news for your ideas
Talking is the cheapest investment we can, and should, make in any new business ideas. Avoiding it is best way to waste time and money.
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Seeking new adventures? Get yourself some exposure
Whether you love your current path or wouldn’t mind a little change, it is always flattering to be offered to fly to new horizons. Unless you get yourself sufficient exposure, this is unlikely to happen.
life
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