Engineering

Interacting with DOM nodes doesn't necessarily need useEffect

Components are the core building block in which all applications written with React, Angular, and Vue are built. Let's explore what they are and how to build them.

When I started learning Git, I found many references covering two ways to undo commits with git reset:

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Thoughts on making our documentation as reusable as our code.

CSS can be a great HTML testing tool, especially in 2024

In the realm of decision-making under uncertainty, Thompson Sampling has emerged as a popular and effective algorithm, particularly for…

While much attention has been focused on high-level software architectural patterns, what is, in effect, the de-facto standard software architecture is seldom discussed. This paper examines the most frequently deployed architecture: the BIG BALL OF MUD

If a program element is hard to test, move as much logic as possible out into testable collaborators.

“Every line of code is written without reason, maintained out of weakness, and deleted by chance” Jean-Paul Sartre’s Programming in ANSI C.

Shared from my personal experience as a software developer at Volvo Cars.

Learn about our journey with caching in Next.js App Router.

An API definition is more than just a technical document; it's a comprehensive blueprint that outlines an API's structure, functionality, and behavior.

Since the beginning, GitHub.com has been a Ruby on Rails monolith. Today, the application is nearly two million lines of code and more than 1,000 engineers collaborate on it daily.…

When we talk about computers and programming, we often encounter algorithms. Algorithms are like instructions that help computers perform…

It is ok to experiment. Usually good codebases need standards and rules to speed up collaboration and more in general to facilitate expansion. Some of those are enforced at the language or community level via formatter, linters. Others got introduced step by step from previous contributors.

Design Patterns are typical solutions to commonly occurring problems in software design. They are blueprints that you can customize to solve a particular design problem in your code.

Essential concepts and practical applications

An explainer for doing web development using only vanilla techniques.

Incrementally modernizing our frontend infrastructure to roll out the latest React features without downgrades

Thinking in systems is a trait of the greatest minds. Now, you can gain a new perspective, noticing and understanding the systems around you.

I want to provide a smooth experience to my site visitors, so I work on accessibility and ensure it works without JavaScript enabled. I care about page load time because some pages contain large illustrations, so I minify my HTML. But one thing makes turning my blog light as a feather a pain in the ass.

Caution: If you are a senior Ruby developer, this article may hurt your feelings.

Learn how to build a Progressive Web Application (PWA) with Next.js.

Exploring the web's clipboard APIs, their limitations, and their history.

Why do we keep building visual programming environments? Why do we never use them? What should we do instead?

Although JavaScript regexes used to be underpowered compared to other modern flavors, numerous improvements in recent years mean that’s no longer true. Steven Levithan evaluates the history and present state of regular expressions in JavaScript with tips to make your regexes more readable, maintainable, and resilient.