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Frontend First

Object references considered helpful

Aug 7, 2019
01:19:12

Topics include:

  • 0:00 – Unique keys for lists in React and Ember
  • 8:40 – Why Handlebars feels safe
  • 9:34 – Solving a stale state React hooks bug, and how Ember avoids this via object references
  • 24:29 – ESPN's website and self-imposed technical constraints
  • 28:10 – React in Codesandbox
  • 36:53 – Tradeoffs between "magic" in a framework vs. learning how to wire things up yourself - especially in a fast-moving ecosystem like JavaScript
  • 50:35 – Hooks vs. components, and clarity in boundaries
  • 53:29 – Pairing with Tuple experience

Listener questions:

  • 55:43 – How can you limit FastBoot from turning user-specific bugs into bugs that take down your entire production app? (@davewasmer)
  • 1:10:47 – What's the future of web components? (selbyk)

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