The State Initializer Pattern
When I was working on downshift, I came across a situation where my users (myself included) needed the ability to at any time reset the dropdown we were building to…
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What’s the Fastest React Data Grid? Let’s Find Out (Benchmarks)
Web development has changed a lot. We have LLMs, AI-assisted coding, etc. But some things remain the same: architecture and performance. And one of the classic problems in many applications is presenting…
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Let’s Use the Emergent CSS random() Function in all the Browsers
The creator of the TV show The Good Place wrote a tie-in book about moral philosophy which includes a chapter called “The Luck of the Draw,” discussing how the myth of meritocracy leads people to “underestimate…
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The Many Faces Of September (2026 Wallpapers Edition) — Smashing Magazine
Could there be a better way to welcome the new month than with a new collection of desktop wallpapers? Whether you’re holding tightly onto summer or eagerly awaiting autumn, we’ve…
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pnpm vs. npm: Which package manager should you use?
JavaScript package managers have evolved far beyond installing dependencies. Today, tools like npm, Yarn, and pnpm also manage workspaces, generate lockfiles, audit vulnerabilities, and shape how teams secure their software…
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CSS in React Server Components • Josh W. Comeau
Introduction On May 4th, 2023, Vercel announced the stable release of Next 13.4, becoming the first React framework to be built on top of React Server Components. This is a…
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August 2026 Security Release | Next.js
Last week we announced an upcoming security release for Next.js. Earlier today, we moved the release forward after identifying an additional critical severity vulnerability in one of our upstream dependencies….
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The Two Reacts — overreacted
Suppose I want to display something on your screen. Whether I want to display a web page like this blog post, an interactive web app, or even a native app…
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Why I Love Remix
kentcdodds.com is completely custom built by me (and team) using Remix. After writing tens of thousands of lines of code using this framework, I have developed a great appreciation for…
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Why Does Your React App Re-render So Much?
You update one small piece of state: setCount(count + 1); Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen mode And suddenly your console looks like this: Header rendered Sidebar rendered ProductList rendered ProductCard…
