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React Server Actions

React Server Actions allow you to run functions on the server directly from your React components. Think of them as a bridge between client-side interactions and server-side logic. Instead of setting up an API endpoint for every little server interaction, you can define actions that execute server-side with a simple function call from the client.

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Especially Concerning the Separation of Concerns

A look at the shift from a separation of concerns based on technology (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to one based on UI objects (like buttons, navigation bars, cards).

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What is a Component?

The term "component" has become a cornerstone concept shaping how we design, develop, and think about software systems. But what exactly is a component, and how has it changed the way we build web apps?

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Writing Your Own React Hooks, the Return Value

JavaScript can only return one value from a function. However, destructuring in modern JavaScript makes this largely irrelevant. We can return multiple values in arrays or objects from a function and instantly destructure them.

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Writing Your Own React Hooks - a TDD Example

Writing your own hooks can encapsulate imperative code in useful and reusable objects, leaving your components simple and completely declarative.

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Strong Opinions (Weakly Held)

Effective teams require people who are flexible and able to be won over to a different, possibly opposing viewpoint. A new look at the art of holding strong opinions...

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Writing Your Own Custom React Hooks

In this example, we'll look at extracting essential complexity into composable, encapsulated, reusable objects while keeping your components clean and declarative.

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The Missing Guide to Twitter OAuth User Authorization

A simple guide to Twitter user authorization

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How to Not Use Semi-colons in JavaScript

One of the more nuanced debates in JavaScript revolves around the humble semi-colon. Here's your guide to navigating a semi-colon free life in JavaScript, why you might choose this path, and how to do it effectively.