Take your React beyond the tutorial

React is here to stay. It solves many problems you may not even know existed. These essays are the good stuff I learned over the years.

Learning from tutorials is easy. You follow some steps, learn a smol lesson, and feel like you got dis ๐Ÿ’ช

Then comes the interview, a real world problem, or a question from the boss. Your mind goes blank. Shit, how does this work again ...

Happens to everyone. Building is harder than recognizing and the real world is a mess! Nothing fits in neat little boxes you learned about in tutorials.

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Latest React articles from Swizec

4 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 ๐Ÿ˜

Using JavaScript to commit to Github โ€“ CodeWithSwiz 7

Update code with a JavaScript function? Easier than you think ๐Ÿ˜

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

How React Query gives you almost everything you thought you needed GraphQL for

GraphQL solves every problem you've ever had talking to APIs on the frontend. Mention a switch to GraphQL to your team and they think it's a joke. Rewrite our entire app? oh you jokester. React Query is the perfect middle ground โค๏ธ