Presentations: Learn Modern Redux Livestream
A live-coding stream that shows how to use Redux, TS, and RTK Query
Greatest Hits
Blogged Answers: Why React Context is Not a "State Management" Tool (and Why It Doesn't Replace Redux)
Definitive answers and clarification on the purpose and use cases for Context and Redux
Global React Meetup: The State of Redux 2020
An extensive look at what's going on with Redux in 2020
Greatest Hits: The Most Popular and Most Useful Posts I've Written
The most popular and frequently-referenced posts on this blog
Blogged Answers: A (Mostly) Complete Guide to React Rendering Behavior
Details on how React rendering behaves, and how use of Context and React-Redux affect rendering
Codebase Conversion: Building a MEAN.js AngularJS Project with Create-React-App
How I hacked CRA's config to have it build a classic AngularJS codebase
Blogged Answers: Why Redux Toolkit Uses Thunks for Async Logic
Reasons why I selected thunks instead of sagas as the default async middleware
Blogged Answers: React, Redux, and Context Behavior
An explanation of how React Context behaves, and how React-Redux uses Context internally
Blogged Answers: Learning and Using TypeScript as an App Dev and a Library Maintainer
Thoughts on my experiences learning and using TypeScript, from different perspectives
Idiomatic Redux: Redux Toolkit 1.0
A look at the motivations, design, and goals for Redux Toolkit
Git Under the Hood: Internals, Techniques, and Rewriting History
A look at how Git works, suggested best practices, and how I rewrote an app's Git history
React Boston 2019: Hooks, HOCs, and Tradeoffs
More thoughts and observations on the tradeoffs involved in using React hooks and React-Redux
Blogged Answers: Thoughts on React Hooks, Redux, and Separation of Concerns
Some observations on the tradeoffs involved in using React hooks
ReactNext 2019: A Deep Dive into React-Redux
A presentation on the history and implementation of React-Redux
Presentation: JavaScript for Java Devs
A comprehensive overview of JavaScript and its ecosystem
Reactathon 2019 Keynote: The State of Redux
An extensive look at what's going on with Redux in 2019
Blogged Answers: Debugging Tips
A few tips on debugging from experience, plus some stories
Idiomatic Redux: The History and Implementation of React-Redux
Some history and explanations of how React-Redux got its API, and how it works internally
Rewriting Your Git History and JS Source for Fun and Profit
Or, how I spent a few weeks obsessing over a task that only I cared about
Redux Fundamentals Workshop Slides
In-depth slides for my Redux Fundamentals workshop
Blogged Answers: Redux - Not Dead Yet!
Some clarification on what's going on with Redux
Idiomatic Redux: Using Reselect Selectors for Encapsulation and Performance
An overview of why and how to use Reselect with React and Redux
Blogged Answers: Resources for Learning Redux
Advice and resources for getting started with Redux
Blogged Answers: Resources for Learning React
Advice and resources for getting started with React
Practical Redux, Part 10: Managing Modals and Context Menus
Techniques for managing Redux-driven UI components like modals and menus
Idiomatic Redux: The Tao of Redux, Part 2 - Practice and Philosophy
More thoughts on what Redux requires, how Redux is intended to be used, and what is possible with Redux
Idiomatic Redux: The Tao of Redux, Part 1 - Implementation and Intent
Thoughts on what Redux requires, how Redux is intended to be used, and what is possible with Redux
Practical Redux, Part 7: Form Change Handling, Data Editing, and Feature Reducers
Techniques for managing form events, data editing capabilities, and reducer structures for features
Practical Redux, Part 6: Connected Lists, Forms, and Performance
Connecting lists and forms, performance guidelines, editing features, and UI state
Idiomatic Redux: Thoughts on Thunks, Sagas, Abstraction, and Reusability
Opinions on the benefits and use cases of thunks and sagas with Redux