Issue 208 - visx: Expressive, low-level visualization primitives for React (21)

GitHub Profile README Generator — This brand new library is getting a lot of attention. It’s no wonder given that it promises to automate all the mindless busy work which normally goes into maintaining READMEs.

mobx-react-lite: Lightweight Hook-Based Bindings for MobX — If you can limit yourself to functional components and want to benefit from a smaller and faster library, mobx-react-lite could be the right choice for you.

react-nil: A React 'Null Renderer' — An interesting experiment to use React in situations where you don’t need it to render anything, but you want to use hooks, suspense, context, and other bits of the React ecosystem. Like in, say, a Node app. Maybe this CodeSandbox example will provoke some thoughts.

Introducing visx: Visualization Primitives for React from Airbnb — When a tech powerhouse launches a new visualization library after three years of development, it’s worthy of attention. Formerly known simply as vx, browse the gallery and see if you’re not inspired.

Myths About useEffect — In the latest teaser for his upcoming course, Kent addresses the struggle many developers have employing the useEffect hook correctly. As usual, he makes it seem easy.

How to Use SVG Icons with React Icons and Font Awesome — The author asserts that ‘SVG was born for the web’ and having a widely supported vector graphics format makes a lot of things easier for sure, such as icons that render well on every device and at every resolution. Here’s the short course on integrating them into React.

import React from 'react' To Go Away in the Long Term — Don’t panic, though – they’re thinking more along the lines of React 19 or 20. But it’s worth switching to better alternatives now.

react-dropdown-tree-select: A Customizable Fast Dropdown Tree Select Component — A lightweight and fast control to render a select component that can display hierarchical tree data. Here's an interactive demo.

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Here’s a Simpler Alternative to Redux — In the seemingly never ending search for better and simpler state managment, the container pattern is brought to bear on the problem.

The Modern Way to Style with Styled Components — The author takes you on his journey from styling React with inline CSS to fully utilizing Styled Components. He vows to never go back to his old way of doing things.

Ketting v6: Using Hypermedia APIs with React — If you’re about to start building REST functionality on top of the Fetch API, stop. First, you want to check out this well-established library which delivers just that. Now in its sixth major release.

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.

15 React Interview Questions with Solutions — If you’re looking to break into the thriving React development ecosystem, you’re going to have to nail the interview. Here are some questions to help you prepare.

react-carousel: An Extendable Image Carousel — Using this library to achieve an effective presentation of images really couldn’t be easier: simply pass it the img tags with your images and it does the rest for you. Check out some examples.

Tippy.js for React: Tooltips, Popovers, Dropdowns, and Menus — It has been nearly two years to the day since we last featured this Popper-powered library, but a recent new release necessitated another look. Its built-in WAI-ARIA-compliance is a big plus.

Building Chat with React? Stream Chat Has You Covered — Have a look at our interactive chat tutorial in React and learn how to build with Stream Chat.

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