The React Show

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-reactors-community Join our Discord! https://disc...

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/ thereactshow.com/support Join The Reactors! thereact...

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/support Join The Reactors! thereactshow.com/the-rea...

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 to building what people want. https://www.sto...

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, Neovim, and VSCode. And then finishing with a disc...

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. https://twitter.com/thesegunadebayo Chakra UI: https...

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, authentication, and authorization, along with the...

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 DWN: https://soundcloud.com/drkstdwn Support the sh...

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: https://soundcloud.com/drkstdwn Support the show

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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 Performance React thereactshow.com Consulting: htt...

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 Performance React thereactshow.com Consulting:...

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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/passiflora4 Music by DRKST DWN: https://soundclo...

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://greenframe.io/ marmelab: https://marmelab.com/en/...

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 Support the show

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: https://soundcloud.com/drkstdwn My...

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 Diego. React JS documentary: https://youtu.be/8pD...

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.com Support the show

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 show

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 show

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 Book - Foundations of High Performance React thereact...