React with Socket.IO Messaging App

Peter Le Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Node.js, React 2 Comments

Attention: This article was published over 5 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Building a messaging app sounds complicated, but it really isn’t. With the right tools, creating one might be simpler than you think. In this …

Create a modal with styled components

Cook Your Own Modal with Styled Components

Lou Mauget Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript, React, Tutorial Leave a Comment

I created several JavaScript modal dialogs – I always extend a framework modal instead of scratch-coding my own. I thought I knew the things a framework needs to implement in order to present a modal but did I? There was only one way to find out: cook my own JS browser modal, and that is exactly what we’ll do in this post.

In this blog, I’ll cover a short approach to hand-coding your own modal with Styled Components. You can find the entire project on GitHub.

Testing React Native with Jest and Testing Library

Using Jest and Testing Library with React Native Part II: Our First Test

Justin Leach Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript, React, React Native, Testing, Testing React Native Series, Tutorial Leave a Comment

This is Part 2 of our series, Using Jest and Testing Library with React Native. This post will cover the steps you’ll need to take to write your first test. We will also break down the code line-by-line, so you have a clear understanding of the process.