Object references considered helpful

07/08/2019 1h 19min Episodio 70
Object references considered helpful

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Episode Synopsis

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)

Sponsors:

TrueCoach, check out their engineering culture and hiring pages

Links:

Sam's tweet on list keys in React
Codesandbox
StaticKit.com
Tuple, an app for remote pairing
Stencil.js
APIs are about policy