Technical
314 articles ยท all categories
8 articles from September 2020 ยท show all
Prefetch data with React Query and NextJS โ CodeWithSwiz 8, 9
Prefetching lets you start React apps without loading spinners. Gatsby introduced this concept with `staticQuery`, react-query and NextJS make the pattern easier ๐
Modern backend is a JavaScript function
Many engineers think server-side code is the scary domain of True Engineers. Something newbies, juniors, and frontend engineers shouldn't touch. They're wrong. Modern backend is a joy. โค๏ธ
Using JavaScript to commit to Github โ CodeWithSwiz 7
Update code with a JavaScript function? Easier than you think ๐
Why NextJS /api routes are fab โ CodeWithSwiz 6
In this episode of CodeWithSwiz, we tried NextJS's support for /api routes โ code running on the backend. In a word โ Wow
Exploring NextJS with a headless CMS, pt4 โ CodeWithSwiz
NextJS getStaticProps, environment vars, and why you shouldn't use yarn link โ all in this episode of #CodeWithSwiz
Exploring NextJS with a custom CMS, pt3 โ CodeWithSwiz
Friend, this episode of #CodeWithSwiz was a great example of why you want to start using TypeScript and how thermal load *destroys* computers.
Building a small CMS with NextJS, pt2 โ CodeWithSwiz
You're the computer, the CMS is your script. Starting small, trying NextJS, comparing microbundle vs. parcel for extracting libraries out of projects.
Your first NextJS app โ CodeWithSwiz
On CodeWithSwiz ep2, we tried NextJS and built our first tiny app. Complete with a design system, static rendering, React Query to talk to AWS Lambda, and deployed to live ๐ค