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Unit Testing Your Gatsby Site with Jest and React Testing library — The detailed, generously illustrated guide to get unit testing going on your Gatsby site. While sometimes tedious to setup, the author asserts the effort to implement this type of testing is worth it.

Build a Custom Hook for Real-Time State Synchronization in React — The notion that all devices stay in sync all the time has now become a common user expectation. This tutorial walks through the use of HamoniSync to help achieve that objective.

React Performance Optimization Tips — If one of your New Year’s resolution to finally tweak up the performance of your apps, these tips will help.

Ten Tips for Structuring a React Native Project — With so many options available to React Native developers, specific suggestions as to which to choose can be a good way to finally get your project started.

Common React Interview Questions and Vetted, Eloquent Answers to Rehearse — If you’re looking to finally nail that interview, this could be worth revising. Though, of course, gaining insight rather than parroting learned answers is the real goal.

The React Hooks Announcement In Retrospect: 2 Years Later — We introduced hooks in issue 112 in late 2018 and barely an issue has gone by without mentioning them since! This post reflects on their pros, cons, and influence both on React and other frameworks (Vue 3 and Svelte in particular).

Why I Will No Longer be Using console.log() to Check React State Updates — Every time there's a poll about it, console.log() comes out as developers' go-to debugging approach 😏 but if you want to take one gentle step further, perhaps give console.table() a try, like this author did.

Building a Podcast Site Using Gatsby, React, Netlify and Amazon S3 — According to one source there are now 1.5 million podcasts with over 34 million episodes. If one of those is yours and you fancy skipping the popular services to roll your own, this may give you some ideas.

A First Look at Remix.run — A look at a new framework (note: it costs money) from Michael Jackson and Ryan Florence (of React Router, UNPKG and Reach UI fame).

Solving Sudoku Puzzles with React — Although it would seem to defeat the purpose of doing a Sudoku (a popular form of number puzzle) in the first place, the methodology is an interesting and popular programming challenge which was kicked off by Peter Norvig’s classic Python essay of a decade ago.

A React Cheatsheet for 2020 — We somehow missed this when it came out earlier this year but it’s a handy resource for those who prefer just-in-time learning or want even more prep for nailing that interview.

A Concrete Example for React.useImperativeHandle — This obscure hook is not used often but this is a case where the author claims nothing else will quite do the same thing. With a better understanding you may find examples of your own where it can be applied.

My Thoughts on the Endless Battle Of React State Management Libraries — It seems like almost every issue of this newsletter has an article on some sort of new state management solution. This article will save you some time evaluating the plethora of alternatives by tackling a head-to-head comparison of some of the leading contenders.

Full Stack Serverless: A Real-Time Chat App with GraphQL, CDK, AppSync, & React — If ‘full stack serverless’ sounds like a contradiction in terms, this will disabuse you of that notion. It explains how to use AWS’s Cloud Developent Kit and AppSync—along with React and GraphQL—to deploy a full stack app in ‘a few minutes’.

Setting Up a CI/CD Workflow on GitHub Actions for a React App — If you thought CI/CD required a massive, end-to-end re-think of your workflow that may not be the case. Here's how to do it with just GitHub Actions and Codecov.

How to Replicate the Zelda BOTW Interface with React, Tailwind and Framer Motion — Now we're talking — if you have ever felt compelled to finally embrace your inner game dev, this is the tutorial for you. The first of a multi-part series on creating your own version of Zelda: Breath of the Wild using the same tools you use for all that other 9-to-5...

In Defense of the Modern Web — Earlier this month, Tom MacWright wrote Second-Guessing the Modern Web. Not everyone agreed with Tom’s perspective. Here’s a spirited defense of that same modern web. Goes to show you can disagree without being disagreeable.