In React, a reconciler is an algorithm that helps it compare two DOM trees and get the difference between the two. This helps React determine what it needs to change on the screen. Introduced in React 16, Fiber is a new reconciler algorithm that the React team has culminated over…

Redux itself follows a step-by-step synchronous process. It synchronously dispatches actions, updates the state via the root reducer and finally propagates data changes through the application. The action/reducer flow is great for updating the state of an application in a predictable manner. Given that the code runs linearly, your reducers…

As many are familiar, whenever we work with a larger, real-world project using some frontend Javascript framework, we tend to have to work with a state management library. Redux happens to be one of the more popular ones, given its flexibility and immutable data properties. However, problems arose with Redux…

It’s much easier to find and visit a website than it is to install an application. Just launch your browser, type in a URL and you’re good to go. Sharing is simple too. You can share a simple URL link with your friend and as long as they have an…

When we are first introduced to databases, we usually start off with some relational database like MySQL or Postgres. We have to sit and think about the structure of our tables and how entities in our database will be related to each other entities. At times, we may even want…

Imagine building a membership website and choosing to use Stripe as your credit card payment processor. Everything is great until one of your customer’s credit cards expires, causing them to miss a payment for your membership website. If your website is never notified, you might not ever suspend their account…

Many tutorials on the internet will extensively cover the useState hook or the useEffect hook, however, many tutorials do not get into the more nuanced React hooks such as useMemo . Before getting into the technical details of the useMemo hook, it’s important to understand the purpose behind using the…

Generally, when a request for a feature comes in, you would want to start coding to build it. Later on, you would write your unit tests to make sure that your code was correct. Test-driven development (TDD) believes that you should create your unit tests first and then write out…

An important part of getting your first entry-level web developer job is your resume. But what exactly is a resume? Your resume is essentially a track record of the value that you have provided others in the past. This can be anything from past jobs to volunteering experience or even…