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Performance — Setting TypeScript For Modern React Projects Using Webpack — Smashing Magazine

Setting TypeScript For Modern React Projects Using Webpack — Smashing Magazine

In this article, Blessing Krofegha introduces Typescript, a superscript of JavaScript that presents the static type feature for spotting common errors as developers codes, which enhances performance, hence results in robust enterprise applications. You’ll also learn how to efficiently set up TypeScript in a React Project as we build a Money Heist Episode Picker App, exploring TypeScript, React hoo

BKBlessing KrofeghaBlessing Krofegha·May 11, 2020Performance
Performance — CUBIC and HyStart++ Support in quiche

CUBIC and HyStart++ Support in quiche

Congestion control and loss recovery play a big role in the QUIC transport protocol performance. We recently added support for CUBIC and HyStart++ to quiche, the library powering Cloudflare's QUIC, and lab-based testing shows promising results for performance in lossy network conditions.

JJunhoJunho·May 8, 2020Performance
Frontend — Rebuilding our tech stack for the new Facebook.com

Rebuilding our tech stack for the new Facebook.com

Facebook.com launched in 2004 as a simple, server-rendered PHP website. Over time, we’ve added layer upon layer of new technology to deliver more interactive features. Each of these new features and technologies incrementally slowed the site down and made it harder to maintain. This made it harder to introduce new experiences. Features like dark mode […]

MEMeta Engineering·May 8, 2020Frontend
Databases — How To Build A Vue Survey App Using Firebase Authentication And Database — Smashing Magazine

How To Build A Vue Survey App Using Firebase Authentication And Database — Smashing Magazine

This tutorial would take you on a step by step guide to build a functional survey app using Vue.js and Firebase. From validating the user’s data through Vuelidate, to authentication, storing the user’s data, route protection and sending data to Firebase servers. All the steps used in the tutorial are practical, and can be reproduced in any real-life project, even with a custom backend.

DADavid AtandaDavid Atanda·May 8, 2020Databases
Career & Teams — Happiness is… a freshly organized codebase

Happiness is… a freshly organized codebase

Starting From the Top Imagine joining a new team at a new company and you finally get access to a codebase. Slack iOS Xcode File Hierarchy 2017 Where do you add a source file for your team’s project? Great question. Your new team has three source directories for you to add files to, and oh,…

SESlack Engineering·May 7, 2020Career & Teams
Design & UX — Reducing Design Risk — Smashing Magazine

Reducing Design Risk — Smashing Magazine

The pressure to rush market and usability research carries risk. In this article, Eric Olive will offer four practical techniques to mitigate this risk and create designs that better serve customers and the company: context over convenience, compromise, better design decisions, design reduction.

EOEric OliveEric Olive·May 7, 2020Design & UX
Engineering — Lessons Learned Speaking at Conferences

Lessons Learned Speaking at Conferences

Speaking at conferences is equal parts exciting and terrifying. This article is a behind-the-scenes look at what the experience is like, and shares tips for getting started as a conference speaker.

JWJosh W. Comeau·May 6, 2020Engineering
Engineering — A Complete Guide To Mechanical Keyboards — Smashing Magazine

A Complete Guide To Mechanical Keyboards — Smashing Magazine

How much thought have you put into your primary input device? Ever considered how much better your interface with your computer might be? For decades, keyboards have been the primary mechanisms by which we interact with our computers. In this article, Ben Frain is going to dive into the possibilities of mechanical keyboards. The different layouts, switch types and even keycap material. Strap yours

BFBen FrainBen Frain·May 6, 2020Engineering