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Just Use useTemplateRef for Template Refs

Just Use useTemplateRef for Template Refs

Vue 3.5's useTemplateRef eliminates template ref headaches: no more type mismatches, silent typos, or verbose component typing. Here's why it's worth the switch.

September 10, 2025

Abdel Awad

Abdel Awad

Closures: private state, tiny surface

Closures: private state, tiny surface

JavaScript closures give functions memory: private state without globals, safer APIs, and predictable behavior. See what they are, when to use them, and why.

September 8, 2025

Martin Ferret

Martin Ferret

Component architecture with inputs, model(), and viewChild()

Component architecture with inputs, model(), and viewChild()

This article explores three distinct approaches to facilitating communication between a parent component and a dialog component in Angular, using a single interactive example centered on opening and closing a dialog.

September 4, 2025

Alain Chautard

Alain Chautard

React Concurrent Features: An Overview

React Concurrent Features: An Overview

Learn React's key concurrent features—useTransition, useDeferredValue, Suspense, and useOptimistic—and how they coordinate to create smooth, responsive user experiences. Includes practical examples and best practices.

August 19, 2025

Aurora Scharff

Aurora Scharff

React Children and cloneElement: Component Patterns from the Docs

React Children and cloneElement: Component Patterns from the Docs

Explore React's Children utilities and cloneElement API through their excellent documentation. Learn about compound component patterns, understand their limitations, and discover why modern alternatives like render props and context are often better choices for component composition.

August 6, 2025

Aurora Scharff

Aurora Scharff

Structuring State in React: 5 Essential Patterns

Structuring State in React: 5 Essential Patterns

Learn 5 essential patterns for structuring React state effectively. Discover how to group related data, avoid contradictions, eliminate redundancy, and keep your components maintainable and bug-free.

July 23, 2025

Aurora Scharff

Aurora Scharff

Nuxt Essentials: A Practical Cheatsheet for Beginners & Returners

Nuxt Essentials: A Practical Cheatsheet for Beginners & Returners

A practical, beginner-friendly Nuxt 3 cheatsheet — updated for 2025. Covers plugins, composables, middleware, Nitro, Vite, Pinia, and more to help you quickly get back up to speed.

July 22, 2025

Reza Baar

Reza Baar

Getting Started With Provide/Inject In Vue.js

Getting Started With Provide/Inject In Vue.js

Explore what’s beyond props and events with Vue's powerful Provide/Inject API. This article teaches you how to escape prop drilling and build cleaner, more maintainable components with type safety, and advanced patterns.

July 15, 2025

Abdel Awad

Abdel Awad

Event Delegation: One Listener to Rule Them All

Event Delegation: One Listener to Rule Them All

Learn how event delegation in JavaScript lets you use a single event listener to handle clicks on multiple child elements efficiently—ideal for dynamic UIs and better performance.

July 14, 2025

Martin Ferret

Martin Ferret

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