Hundreds of React tutorials and videos directly start with a custom hook. Here is my experience, where I had to write a custom react hook for the first time. Sharing the rationale and logic behind the first custom react hook.
Why do we need React.forwardRef
The best thing about React props is the ability to send different data structures from parent to child without any code configuration like @input etc. But why do we need an extra construct React.forwardRef for passing ref? let us find out.
Finding inspiration for mid-level developers online
To do the imperceptible, we need inspiration. For a novice, the internet is flooded with boot camps, how-to videos, etc. But as we become mid-level developers, we need a different level of education which is hard to find and even harder to derive value out of it.
Perils of updating npm libs & our safety net
As a senior developer or an architect, one of the job demands would be to update the npm-packages of your application. Ironically there is no one single command which would start the update and end the update with all finesse and grace the application would need. here are a few lessons from my job on updating npm packages.
Experience with magzter subscription in India 2022
Ever since covid started, the information stimuli is restricted to a few topics. Meeting friends or colleagues and discussing the happenings is a habit on the brink of extinction. Internet is good at recommending information but rarely a great tool for discovering something of interest or value. So I turned to a magazine subscription on Magzter. Here is my experience.
Tech tools used by design technology teams at work in 2022
On each working day, I get to see UI libraries and design language technology developed by the community of developers across the world. In this post, I am compiling the tools that design technology teams use across the world.
Experiences from first 100 days as a lead design technologist
I moved into a design tech team that takes care of enterprise design language. It’s completely a front-end job. It has been more than 90 days since I moved into this job and here is my learning experiences. Here are my top 10 learning experiences from my new job role as “Lead design technologist”.
stages in Ecmascript and how it relates to Javascript
Let us say you drop a cheque at the local bank, it goes through several stages and finally, you get your money. Similarly in JavaScript, the working committee throws in an idea that goes through several stages before it becomes a language feature. Let’s find out more.
Here is how replacing RSS feeds with JS twitter influencers helped me to stay updated
Staying up to date with relevant updates from the frontend community is an art rather than a science. I am a big fan of the Feedly app which is an awesome RSS feed reader. My blog updates can be subscribed to on Feedly for updates. Analyzing the data points, I am in favor of Twitter over subscribing to blogs for keeping you updated on the tools, libraries, processes, and APIs in the frontend.
Merging personal and official laptop without breaking the rules, deprecate personal laptop
I made my first full week trip without carrying my laptop. Yikes, it’s unusual for a nerd like me who has never done that. Let me tell me how I offloaded the work from my laptop. Now be it work or personal, I can get it done in a single workstation.