#React
4 articles on React. Practical notes, patterns, and lessons from building software.
React Server Components: Practical Patterns for Production
Server Components change the mental model of React development. After building two production apps with RSC, here are the patterns that work, the pitfalls to avoid, and when client components are still the right call.
From jQuery to React: 20 Years of Frontend Evolution
I've been writing JavaScript since 1999. jQuery felt like magic. React feels inevitable. This is the story of how we went from DOM manipulation to declarative UIs, and why the future probably isn't React.
State Management in React: What Actually Works in 2025
The React state management landscape has matured significantly. After evaluating every major solution across multiple production apps, here's a pragmatic guide to choosing the right tool — and why you probably need less than you think.
The Next.js Full-Stack Production Checklist
Launching a Next.js application to production is more than just running next build. After deploying six Next.js apps to production, here's the comprehensive checklist I wish I had from the start — covering performance, security, SEO, and operational readiness.