JavaScript articles

Articles related to ECMAScript language features, DOM / Node.js, libraries, frameworks, or practices applied in UI and Front-End Development.

JavaScript
July 07, 2022
Fixing long npm installsCase study
In this case study, we'll analyze how to detect npm packages with long instalation times, use different techniques for debugging the cause of the problem, and optimize once we understand the issue.
CSS
May 28, 2022
CSS-in-JS misconceptions
Despite its versatility and potential, CSS-in-JS received a significant kickback from the community. We'll analyze the most recurring misconceptions, shedding some light regarding what CSS-in-JS is, but more importantly, what CSS-in-JS is not.
CSS
January 24, 2022
The evolution of scalable CSS
The evolution of scalable CSS is a multi-part chronicle, intended to document the progress of tools and practices that enable us to write maintainable CSS at scale. It covers CSS scalability issues, CSS processors, essential good practices, methodologies, semantic and atomic CSS, styles encapsulation, CSS-in-JS, and type-safe CSS with Typescript.
React
September 21, 2021
The anatomy of React component files
This article describes in detail my personal and current approach to defining React component files and the rationale for each decision. It covers function components syntax with TypeScript.
CSS
September 06, 2021
CSS-in-JS styles output methods
There are two mutually exclusive methods that CSS-in-JS libraries use to generate and ship styles to the browser: Runtime Stylesheets and Static CSS Extraction. Both methods have benefits and downsides, so let’s analyze them in detail.
JavaScript
June 04, 2021
Distinguishing between pages and components in Next.js
In Next.js we can customize what file extensions should be rendered as pages. This enables us to create components inside the pages folder without generating unneeded routes.
TypeScript
December 27, 2020
Empty objects initialization with TypeScript
We'll examine multiple methods to initialize empty objects in TypeScript, which is something you'll probably have to deal with in any application that has some form of state management.