Rails 7: Shakapacker and ReactOnRails Quick Setup (Part 1)
(Part 1 of 2) Shakapacker is a strong alternative to both JSBundling and Importmaps. It is the official successor to Webpacker, the gem in Rails...
Nullish coalescing operator (??)
• Returns its left-hand side operand (the first thing) of the left-hand side is anything other than null or undefined. Returns the right-hand-side operand (the second...
The Component Lifecycle (React before 16.18)
These were the component Lifecycle hooks: A way to do hook into the various stages of the component before React 16.18— the dark times of...
React Building Blocks 🧱
Learning React can be intimidating. Here is a short set of introductory resources for learning React, ES6, hooks, and functional programming in Javascript. [subpages] Some...
Essential React Packages of Early 2020 ( do not develop without )
The most essential Node packages to set up your React app today. (This article was written in the context of React versions 16.9, 16.10, and...
Something About Refs
React's Virtual DOM arguably revolutionized web development. In short: React will keep a copy of the DOM in its own memory space. When you make...