2026

1. AuthenticationOct 29OAuth - What is the purpose of PKCE?How does it work?
2. GitJun 15git worktree in my own wordsWhy are worktrees so awesome?
3. React 19Apr 22Implementing the loading spinner in ReactDifferent ways to use React's <Suspense> to provide a pleasant UX as a page loads
4. React 19Apr 8Updating the state reducer pattern to use TypeScriptWe don't need the actionTypes variable anymore.
5. React 19Apr 7Using React context to implicitly share state in compound componentsFun fact: This was previously accomplished with React.cloneElement
6. React 19Apr 7Get the latest props in an async click handler by using the "latest ref" patternClosure in JavaScript makes this a challenge otherwise.

2020

1. React 16Nov 10Control a child component's inner stateThis works if you are using the state reducer pattern.
2. React 16Nov 9Use prop collections to pass on aria attributesPackage up the props which always need to be passed to a component in a hook.
3. React 16Oct 26The React version of HTML's <select> componentThe compound component pattern has a root component implicitly sharing state with a set of possible children.
4. React 16Oct 26Export helpers from a "context module"Rather than passing helpers down in the context value, exporting them separately could have readability and performance advantages.
5. React 16Oct 18Conditionally rendering JSXSome conditional rendering tools to add to your toolbox.
6. React 16Oct 18Why you can't add a third party script in the render functionTurns out scripts added with innerHTML are inert.
7. React 16Oct 18Use a prop, not another piece of stateThe argument passed to useState is only used once.