Same but different: Introduction to Svelte
Compared to the past few years, the JavaScript world has become relatively quiet lately. Especially in the frontend React, Angular, and with some distance Vue are established and delight a growing user...
View ArticleState management in Svelte
In 2020, web development is not only based on component-driven approaches but also on the use of state management solutions. These solutions are usually oriented towards the Flux architecture and its...
View ArticleHow to secure a GraphQL service using persisted queries
GraphQL is a rising query language that gives clients the power to ask for what they need and get exactly that in a single request. In theory this leads to effective and flexible client-server...
View ArticlePayPal integration with React Native
INTRO In this blog post we will share some of our learnings during the process of integrating PayPal into a React Native application. We will address some problems that we encountered, reveal how we...
View ArticleCode-based remote API mocking with Typescript and Webpack
Introduction Remember how you have to set up a whole bunch of infrastructure locally just to be able to independently work on the frontend part of your Jamstack project? If you’re tired of doing so,...
View ArticleDetox vs. Appium – a comparison of React Native testing frameworks
Currently, there are especially two end-to-end testing frameworks which are interesting for React Native developers: Detox and Appium. During my internship at codecentric, I analyzed and compared both...
View ArticleReScript – the language after TypeScript?
In the confusing jungle of transpiler languages for JavaScript, there are some gems. TypeScript is mainstream, ReScript is starting to establish itself, and Elm is still an insider tip. This article...
View ArticleAutomating package publishing in JavaScript projects
One thing has always been a thorn in my side. Having to remember to bump the package version for my code releases. For certain projects, this is an essential part of the release because it ensures that...
View ArticleRemix Run: A new React framework on the horizon
When you are developing React apps, you have heard about Create React App, Next.js, Gatsby and others. Those frameworks make it super easy to develop React applications rapidly by providing a...
View ArticleDeployment of configurable Single Page Applications
In recent years, the implementation of frontends in the form of Single Page Applications (SPA) has become increasingly popular. Single Page Applications are websites that are based on the web...
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