Many people are using serverless these days, often without even really thinking about it because they are the default mode of operation for many popular services like NextJS with Vercel. But what is it? Should you use it? Join Richard and I as we discuss serverless, how it works, and how we consider using it. Join The Reactors! thereactshow.com/the…

Join me in learning more about a revolutionary new dev tool for React apps! Unlike visual designers of the past, MightyMeld understands your code at a much deeper level and allows for modifying running and interactive React applications! Get early access to MightyMeld with code REACTSHOW at https://www.mightymeld.com/ https://www.mightymeld.com/ th…

What would it take to grow my freelance business? How do I find actually good clients and stand out? Tim Noetzel is the creator of FreelanceGPS.com and gives me coaching on how to get better at freelancing including: positioning, marketing, and where to find great clients. https://freelancegps.com/ https://twitter.com/timnoetzel thereactshow.com/su…

Savas launched Stormkit around 5 years ago as a solo-founder. We discuss what it's like to build and a launch a SaaS product and keep it running and growing for so many years. We also talk about a previous food delivery startup Savas started in Instanbul. Armed with the experience Savas talks about everything from motivation to finding a cofounder …

What is it like to use the Dvorak keyboard layout? Is it better for programming than the standard Qwerty layout? Join Evan and Thomas as they discuss keyboard layouts along with potential advantages of different keyboard types when it comes to dealing with RSI. The discussion then turns to editors and how they relate to each other including Emacs, …

How does Segun create so many successful and popular open source libraries? Segun, creator of Chakra UI, Panda, Zag, and Ark joins me to discuss how he creates software! We also discuss what makes Panda and Zag unique and what Segun thinks the future holds for component libraries as well as learning more about his latest projects: Panda and Zag. ht…

In this episode, delve into the world of web application security and discover practical insights to safeguard your code. Join Thomas as they discuss common threats like SQL injection, cross-site scripting, and request forgery, emphasizing the importance of using secure libraries and following best practices. Explore topics such as data validation,…

Can you even write good code in the workplace? It might often feel difficult and we have a chat about that and also some ideas on how to do it anyways. thereactshow.com Join our Discord! https://discord.gg/zXYggKUBC2 My book: Foundations of High-Performance React https://www.thereactshow.com/book Consulting: https://thomashintz.org Music by DRKST D…

In this episode we dive deep into what the JavaScript engine actually does when you define and call a function; including for React components defined as functions! We learn a lot of fun nuggets along the way like how function invocation relates to lexical scoping and closures! thereactshow.com Consulting: https://thomashintz.org Music by DRKST DWN…

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Programming is just a tool. One that I absolutely love to use but nonetheless it is a tool and AI may start to replace it. What can you do to keep your job as a software developer while AI replaces some programming tasks? IWW https://www.iww.org/ Sampson Boat Co https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-_lYeV8hBnDSay7nmphUA My Book - Foundations of High …

Let's learn about the new AIs and how to practically use them in your React projects! In this episode we learn the basics of how AIs like ChatGPT work and how to apply that knowledge to actually accelerating the development of React applications! We also have a couple trivia questions and cover the latest React news! My Book - Foundations of High P…

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Is AI the technological progress that will free us to work on what we really want to work on? Will it free us to let us make a better twitter clone in React? My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com https://twitter.com/TheReactShow Music by DRKST DWN: https://soundcloud.com/drkstdwn Support the show…

Learn the fundamentals of React by working through its mechanics from how the browser loads React, to JSX, components, state, rendering, & reconciliation! My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Consulting: https://thomashintz.org https://twitter.com/TheReactShow Norris Sea Slug Photo By https://www.inaturalist.org/users/pa…

react-admin is a popular SPA React project. We join founder François Zaninotto to discuss react-admin, profitable open source projects as well as software environmental sustainability, and engineering design. My Book - https://www.thereactshow.com/book https://www.thereactshow.com/ react-admin: https://marmelab.com/react-admin/ greenframe: https://…

And when should you use React in general? Also, what if chatgpt were my boss, would I get a raise? And my thoughts on React component libraries, where they fall short, and if ZagJS or HTML5 Web Components might be the solution. My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Music by DRKST DWN: https://soundcloud.com/drkstdwn Suppo…

What happens if you ignore, intentionally, or unintentionally break the "rules of React"? In this episode I set to find out! We break the rules of: keys, hooks, effects and more! The results surprised me. My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Music by DRKST DWN: https://soundcloud.com/drkstdwn Support the show…

Programmers have better pay and working conditions than many other professions but that doesn't mean it's all sunshine and rainbows. From having to program exploitative, dangerous technologies to long hours, undisclosed security vulnerabilities, unreasonable timelines, and bad sleep it's time to talk about organizing ourselves. Music by DRKST DWN: …

I recently watched the new React.js documentary and it made me realize I made a huge mistake! In this episode I talk about my big mistake, how React's development process is good design, how we need to market open source projects, and I also give a couple updates regarding react server components and my time bicycling over the mountains to San Dieg…

In part 1 of this 2 part series we covered my struggles and diagnosis with depression and bipolar disorder while going through college and later working in the software industry. In this second part I talk more about the success I eventually found and how I make work "work" for me now. My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.co…

This is part 1 of my story dealing with mental illness in the software industry and how it nearly cost me everything. My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

We join Jane once again as she tries to learn React on just 3 hours per week. In the last journey with Jane she struggled trying to get React to do what she thought it should do so this time it's back to the drawing board! My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Support the show…

I dropped out of college to work on my first SaaS app. This is the story of how I did that, how it went, and some of what I learned! Links Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

I spent a lot more time with React Server Components including porting a site to them and deploying! In this episode join me as I describe an in-depth experience with React Server Components and conclude with my real thoughts on where they are good but also where they fall short and what we might expect for the future of React! Links Patreon My Boo…

I think using TypeScript actually makes your program worse even when it is supposed to be making your programs better. Links My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com AfterShow on Patreon Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

In my first programming job, the CEO of the company was so happy with my coworker and I they flew us in their private jet. This is the story of that job: how much money I made and what I learned! Links Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React Edited by: The Podcast Editor thereactshow.com Support the show…

Evan Walter joins us to discuss a transition from a career in electrical engineering to React and web development. We also discuss Evan's experience starting out as a contractor and what that was like for someone with little experience in the field. Links https://www.evanwalter.dev/ My Book - Foundations of High Performance React Edited by: The Pod…

React Sever Components are going to change so much of how we use and write React programs. In this episode we start to dive into Server Components and my journey using them to build an app. Links Aftershow On Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React Edited by: The Podcast Editor thereactshow.com Support the show…

What's it like to learn React while also working a full-time job? In this episode we join Jane on her journey to learn React while also working full-time. We join her in the triumph of building her first React app but also many struggles and pitfalls along the way from outdated React documentation to not understanding that React is not always so ea…

What is it like to port a React Native app to React for Web? In this episode we join Thomas on a journey to do just that. Along the way we discuss how testing and useEffect are possibly the worst parts about React and how you can use them in the best ways. Show Notes Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com Support t…

2022 was a big year for React! We round-up the major developments in this recap and take a look at the ground-breaking changes that are laying the foundation for the future of React: server components. Show Notes Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React - 30% of through Jan 1st - code: HOLIDAY30 thereactshow.com TanStack Query v4: ht…

React news Roundup For December 2022: fun with ChatGPT, new SRW release, WASP React app builder DSL release, Multi-factor auth for CI, React Bricks visual CMS, and Flash in 2022! Links Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com https://swr.vercel.app/blog/swr-v2 https://wasp-lang.dev/blog/2022/11/29/wasp-beta https://g…

Have you ever wondered how React works internally? Or what happens when React “renders”? I did and embarked on a journey to build my own version of React and dive deep into the source code of React itself to better understand exactly what happens “under the covers”. This is my story of that journey. Links Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Perfo…

Is Typescript really that important? Should you use it? Do I use it? Also, I recently got back into Svelte and share my thoughts on the experience and how it compares to React. Links Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React Edited by: The Podcast Editor thereactshow.com Svelte Support the show…

How do you “think in React”? If you can think in React you’ll be able to build React applications quicker, easier, and in a more robust manner. But where does one start? What is the best method for building React components and applications in a manner that fits well with the design of React? Links Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance …

It's time to do a design analysis of cryptocurrencies and the technology they are built upon: blockchains. What are the design characteristics of cryptocurrencies and what problems are they good at solving? Are they good for currencies? How decentralized are they? LInks Patreon My Book - Foundations of High Performance React Edited by: The Podcast …

Are you new to React or even new to programming in general but want to learn React? This is our concise-ish, opinionated guide to learning React. Between JavaScript, React, bundlers, JSX, code editors, npm or yarn, and more it can be extremely confusing when you first are trying to get started. The goal with this episode is to guide you through the…

If you or the previous programmer doesn't document what the code is intended to do it’s bad code and it won’t be maintainable in the long term. High quality, maintainable code must include high quality code comments. In this episode we look at why that is and how to do it. We also investigate if you can store React state outside of hooks or React c…

Are you more often correct than your boss? And what does that matter? Also, we have some fun experimenting with the performance of React compared to vanilla JavaScript and discuss why it does or does not matter. Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

Micro-frontends have been gaining in popularity over the last few years. What actually are micro-frontends? Will they make your application better? Should you use them? We’ll do an analysis in this episode and answer those questions. Twitter - The React Show Edited by: The Podcast Editor thereactshow.com Patreon Show Links Micro-frontends with Mich…

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We're finally going to dive into Remix and see what it's all about and if you should give it a try! Twitter - The React Show Edited by: The Podcast Editor Remix Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

Are you the expert on your team and struggle to get things done with a constant barrage of questions lobbed at you? Or are you new and unsure what you should ask others and when? In this episode we try to solve those questions from both sides! Links Twitter - The React Show Edited by: The Podcast Editor Support the show…

What do you do when you built the wrong feature or product? When your boss or client is upset? Links React Native EU Conference React Finland Conference React India Conference React Alicante Conference Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

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Nobody likes pages that jump around when loading or feel slow. How can we combat this in a measured fashion to create a smooth, enjoyable UX? News ZagJS: an exciting new library from the creator's of ChakraUI that could enable your components to be component-library agnostic! Next.js 12.2: exciting new features in Next.js 12.2 Links Code Splitting …

What do you do when your users accidentally or even purposefully abuse your service or app? Links Twitter - The React Show Zag.js Next.js 12.2 Edited by The Podcast Editor Music by prazkhanal News Music by Muzaproduction Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios

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I became an expert in React in about a month! But that's not the whole story. This episode details my journey to React and how I'm able to learn quickly. My Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereactshow.com https://twitter.com/TheReactShow Support the showBy Owl Creek Studios