State Management in React: useReducer, Context, and External Stores

Learn when to move beyond useState in React. This guide covers useReducer, the split-context pattern, external stores like Zustand, server state with TanStack Query, and useSyncExternalStore.

Writing Custom Hooks in React: Patterns, Pitfalls, and When to Reach for One

A practical guide to writing custom React Hooks: the patterns they replaced, the rules they must follow, when to extract one, and libraries that cover the rest.

Security in React Applications

Learn how to secure React apps: prevent XSS with DOMPurify, store tokens safely in HttpOnly cookies, validate server inputs with Zod, and configure Content Security Policy.

Accessibility in React: Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them

A look at the most common accessibility mistakes in React applications: missing semantics, broken focus management, unlabeled elements, and silent dynamic updates. Covers what to fix, when to use component libraries, and how to audit your app.

TanStack Start and Router: What You Need to Know

An overview of TanStack Start and TanStack Router — type-safe routing, validated search params, server functions, middleware, SSR, and how to get started.

AI Coding in React: What You Still Need to Know

AI tools like Cursor and Copilot make React development faster, but your React knowledge determines how good the output is. Here's what you need to know.

React Server Components in Practice: Patterns and Pitfalls

Practical patterns for React Server Components: where to place the server/client boundary, composing Server and Client Components, avoiding data fetching waterfalls, streaming with Suspense, serialization rules, and common pitfalls.

React Docs Refresh: useActionState and useOptimistic

The React docs for useActionState and useOptimistic have been rewritten with clearer naming, new interactive sandboxes, and patterns from simple pending states to shopping carts with error recovery. Here's what changed and why it matters.

Breaking Down State of React 2025 Results

The State of React 2025 survey results are out. Explore what developers said about hooks, APIs, frameworks, React Server Components, and the tools shaping the React ecosystem today.