Edvins' Newsletter

Exploring TypeScript: generics (w/ React example)

TypeScript generics is a topic I needed help grasping for a long time. I decided to learn about it and write a blog post to understand it better. As…

Sep 1, 2023 • 

Edvins Antonovs

August 2023

useMemo overdose

Recently, I've been asked when to use the React's useMemo hook, and this question made me think and reflect on it.

Aug 22, 2023 • 

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April 2023

Build a Text-to-Speech component in React

Text-to-speech feature is now available on relatively any website. It's a game changer that you can listen to the content instead of reading it. Give me…

Apr 7, 2023 • 

Edvins Antonovs

How to efficiently refactor useState to useReducer in React

As your React app grows in complexity, managing state with useState hooks can become challenging to maintain. That's where useReducer comes in – a React…

Apr 4, 2023 • 

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February 2023

Integrating sound effects in React

Learn how to add dynamic and engaging sound effects to your React application using HTML5 audio and React libraries. Follow this practical guide to…

Feb 17, 2023 • 

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Maximising performance with React code splitting techniques

React application can grow to large size can lead to slow load times. In React there are ways to implement code-splitting to reducing bundle size and…

Feb 10, 2023 • 

Edvins Antonovs