Feb
17,
2025
Shareable Modals in Next.js: URL-Synced Overlays Made Easy
Modals are a cornerstone of interactive web applications. However, managing their state, making them shareable, and preserving navigation can be complex. Next.js simplifies this with intercepting and parallel routes, enabling deep-linked, URL-synced modals. Together, we’ll build a dynamic feedback modal system with TailwindCSS that can be accessed, shared, and navigated...
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Feb
5,
2025
The 2024 State of JavaScript Survey: Who’s Taking the Lead?
Dominating frontend development, JavaScript continues to be one of the most widely used programming languages and the cornerstone of web development. As we step into 2025, we’ll take a closer look at the state of JavaScript in 2024, highlighting the major trends and the most popular frameworks so you can...
Dec
16,
2024
TypeScript’s Limitations and Workarounds
TypeScript, while a powerful programming language, has limitations that arise from its type system's attempt to manage dynamically typed JavaScript code. From handling return types and function expressions to the behavior of else statements, developers often encounter challenges when working with TypeScript files. Issues can emerge at compile time, especially...
Sep
25,
2024
Exploring the Power of Web Browser Storage
In modern web development, understanding web browser storage options is essential for optimizing both performance and user experience. This comprehensive guide explores the most powerful client-side storage solutions, including cookies, LocalStorage, IndexedDB, and Session Storage, and how they can be leveraged to improve your web applications. We also dive into...
Jul
30,
2024
QUIC and HTTP/3: The Next Step in Web Performance
Over the years, I've been involved with deploying web sites for many years, and also in pentests of many sites where I see lots of misconfiguration. Throughout this journey, I've witnessed firsthand the significant impact that protocol updates can have. The introduction of HTTP/2 fundamentally altered how we approach web...
Jun
7,
2024
React: From Implementation to Deployment
When working with React, the eventual excitement lies in deploying your web application to the cloud. It's the moment you get to showcase your work to the world! This guide removes the mystery from deployment. In no time, you'll build a Docker image and deploy your React app to AWS...
Feb
14,
2024
pnpm – The High-Performance Package Manager
If you’re looking to improve your Java Script and TypeScript development workflow, pnpm is a high-performance package manager that outshines npm and Yarn. With its superior speed, efficient package handling, and robust workspace support, pnpm optimizes dependency management. Whether you’re installing or updating packages or managing a monorepo, pnpm reduces...
Jan
17,
2024
What’s New in Next.js 14?
Without a doubt, the Next.js JavaScript framework is generating the most attention in the front-end world. It remains to be seen if this attention is entirely positive, but undeniable progress is currently unfolding in this domain. In this article, we’ll examine the newest version, Next.js 14.
Nov
16,
2023
What’s New In Angular 17?
In early 2023, Sarah Drashner, Google's Engineering Director and head of the Angular team, coined the term "Angular Renaissance" to describe the renewed focus on the framework for developing modern JavaScript applications over the last seven years.
Oct
25,
2023
Custom Standalone APIs for Angular
Together with standalone components, the Angular team has introduced the so-called standalone APIs. They provide a simple solution for library setup and do not require Angular modules. Popular libraries that already implement this concept include the HttpClient, Router, and NgRx. These libraries are based on several patterns that we find...