Sabrina Markon

By the time I found Scrimba's super fun 24 Days of JavaScriptmas challenge, I think it was already December 16 or so, so I am playing catch-up to try to get them all done in time to win my certificate…

The useDebugVlue React hook is meant to make debugging custom hooks easier by giving them our own custom names. When an error occurs we can see the custom name in the React DevTools stacka trace…

In class-based React apps, we used lifecycle methods instead of hooks. For example, we could control the program using componentDidMount or componentDidUpdate. People familiar with coding classes tend…

While the useImperativeHandle hook is not used often, it is available if we run across a situation where a child component's ref needs to be passed to its parent component to use. For example, a…

Although the useCallback and useMemo React hooks seem similar, while useCallback is used to create a memoized callback function to child components, the purpose of useMemo, in contrast, is to create a…

To understand the useCallback React hook, it helps to first understand the problem it is intended to solve. When we have a child component that needs to re-render often, all its functions will also…

To understand the useReducer React hook, it helps to first understand what a reducer actually is. First, a reducer is a function that executes code to update global state values depending on an…

The React useContext hook is used in combination with the React Context API. Without using Context in React, props that need to be shared between components are passed as attributes from parent to…

When we update state, many apps also need to execute side-effects, such as making API calls, communicating with a database, or updating local storage. Since state causes re-renders, we can use the…

useRef is a React hook that mutates the current value of a variable that we can optionally initialize with an initial value or leave undefined. Its major difference to the useState hook is that it…

React functional components use the useState React hook to keep track of "stateful" values, or variable value changes that we need to keep track of in our application. In the code below, you can see a…

Most of us are familiar with common JavaScript arithmetic, comparison, and assignment operators, such as those for addition, string concatenators, greater-than or less-than comparisons, and many more…

If you are trying to name a file in Windows so it starts with a dot, such as .htaccess or .gitignore, you will get an error "You must type a filename". To get around this, all you need to do is type…

I have always loved the effects you can achieve with semi-transparency, especially in dark-themed designs. So, in the old days, I primarily used Photoshop to create semi-transparent images for my…

I was even more surprised and delighted with how easy and fun Gatsby is than I expected from reviews! Setting up the development environment is a piece of cake, as is applying a theme and customizing…