Modern web development takes components for granted. Frameworks like React are built upon their existence and we're integrating their approaches into other parts of the web like CSS.

Build your own web components

Capturing data is no fun task. There's plenty going on and plenty to go wrong. It's better to have a tool at our disposal to help soften the blow.

Capture data with Redux Form

Redux is a powerful tool to have at your disposal. The data for the entire application all in one place. With that in mind, it's important to make sure that it keeps working as you expect it to.

Write tests for React-based Redux apps

If we're not careful, styling React applications can get messy fast. In the latest Net Magazine, we go through a library that aims to take the pain away.

Style React components with Emotion

Redux is great for handling lots of moving parts within an application. Immutability is a big part of that - making sure that no object gets mutated, but a copy gets made with every change. Sometimes that can be easier said than done, but there are libraries out there that can help.

Manage Redux state with Immutable.js

It's a double header from me in this month's Web Designer. My choice of JavaScript APIs that are going to make an appearance in 2019, plus part two of my Redux series.

JavaScript in 2019 and working with Redux Thunk

State is hard - Redux makes it a little easier. The first in a five-part series introduces the concepts of Redux to a beginner audience.

Manage React application data with Redux

React is great, but it's quite overkill for most sites. Downloading the framework and the content too before anything shows up? That's no good. Server rendering can help, but it's tricky to set up and is prone to issues if it's not kept on top of. Is there a way to get the composibility of React without any of the icky JS-only website stuff?

Create a static website with Gatsby

HTML doesn't get the attention it deserves. It's at the core of every page, site and application on the web but it's often forgotten about.

30 HTML, CSS and JS APIs

New things in JavaScript are popping up all the time. From frameworks to features, it never stands still. Keeping up is often a tricky and time-consuming process, but if we don't keep up we risk not making the best product we can.

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