Supporting Multiple Modals in React Native: A New Approach
Managing multiple modals is a limitation seen in both React Native’s standard modal implementation and in popular third-party libraries. Learn how we came up with our own approach to address this, and how to use our rn-modal-presenter library.
Whitespectre x Onja: Bridging the Opportunity Gap in Tech
Learn about our partnership with social enterprise, Onja, and its graduate, Sandy Raveloarisoa, who concluded a 1-year frontend fellowship at Whitespectre.
Frontend Updates: 2022 Highlights and Some Trends to Watch in 2023
It's time for a frontend development roundup! Here are our top picks for 2022 highlights and our predictions for 2023 trends.
An Exploration of RBS by Ruby: Is it Production-Ready?
Is RBS - a type annotation system introduced in Ruby 3 - production-ready? Find out as we share pros and cons, how to use it with plain Ruby or with Ruby on Rails, a comparison with Sorbet, and our recommendation.
Building Native Modules for React Native with Kotlin and Swift
Forget Java and Objective-C. Instead, learn how to communicate with the native layer of your React Native app using Kotlin and Swift, using primitive and complex data types with promises.
November 2022 Frontend Updates: Turbopack, The Upcoming useEvent React Hook and Animated CSS Grid Layouts
This month we cover the release of Turbopack, the new frontend bundling tool, the upcoming useEvent React hook and animated CSS grid layouts in Chrome.
How Product Managers Can Empower Engineers in Stakeholder Conversations
Product Managers are good at engaging with stakeholders, it’s what we do. But with some strategic mentoring, we can help our engineering colleagues be more effective in stakeholder interactions.
October 2022 Frontend Updates: Data Fetching in React, CSS Container Queries and The Problems and Benefits of CSS-in-JS
This month we cover data fetching pitfalls in React when using useEffect and how to handle them, CSS Container Queries and the problems and benefits of CSS-in-JS.
How to Improve State Management in React with MobX
State management in React significantly impacts your project's health and performance. Finding the right solution is challenging. Learn why we migrated from React Hooks to MobX on a recent project and the major performance benefits we achieved.