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Frontend — A Thoughtful Way To Use React’s useRef() Hook — Smashing Magazine

A Thoughtful Way To Use React’s useRef() Hook — Smashing Magazine

In a React component, `useState` and `useReducer` can cause your component to re-render each time there is a call to the update functions. In this article, you will find out how to use the `useRef()` hook to keep track of variables without causing re-renders, and how to enforce the re-rendering of React Components.

AIAleem IsiakaAleem Isiaka·November 19, 2020Frontend
Performance — Understanding Plugin Development In Gatsby — Smashing Magazine

Understanding Plugin Development In Gatsby — Smashing Magazine

Gatsby is a modern static-site generator that has revamped the way static websites are being built. It incorporates React, Node.js, and GraphQL to create stunning and blazing-fast websites. In this post, Aleem Isiaka will introduce Gatsby plugins, discuss the types of Gatsby plugins that exist, differentiate between the forms of Gatsby plugins, and, finally, create a comment plugin that can be use

AIAleem IsiakaAleem Isiaka·July 6, 2020Performance
Engineering — Exploring Node.js Internals — Smashing Magazine

Exploring Node.js Internals — Smashing Magazine

Node.js is an interesting tool for web developers. With its high level of concurrency, it has become a leading candidate for people choosing tools to use in web development. In this article, we will learn about what makes up Node.js, give it a meaningful definition, understand how the internals of Node.js interact with one another, and explore the project repository for Node.js on GitHub.

AIAleem IsiakaAleem Isiaka·April 23, 2020Engineering