tech/webdev magazine

December 2, 2024

Vitest vs. Jest

Monday, December 02, 2024 Teklinks

Effective testing frameworks are essential in building reliable JavaScript applications, helping you minimize bugs and catch them early to keep your customers happy. Choosing the right testing framework saves hours of configuration hassles and improves developer experience.

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Why TanStack Start is Ditching Adapters

Monday, December 02, 2024 Teklinks

Building a new front-end Javascript framework is a daunting task, as I’ve been learning with building TanStack Start, my new TanStack-powered full stack framework. There’s so many moving pieces:

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React Scan

Monday, December 02, 2024 Teklinks

React Scan automatically detects and highlights components that cause performance issues in your React app. Drop it in anywhere – script tag, npm, you name it!

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November 29, 2024

The Tragedy of Running an Old Node Project

Friday, November 29, 2024 Teklinks

It’s been a long while since I wrote anything on this site. The framework I used was Gatsby which in 2020 was one of the hot ways of getting a good looking blog up and running quickly. With over 41 dependencies, and god knows how many more sub-dependencies, this thing was a beast.

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November 26, 2024

Real-World Forecasting with Deep Learning: How We Do It at Wix

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Teklinks

In recent years, deep learning (DL) models have shown remarkable potential in the field of forecasting. Models such as DeepAR, neuralProphet , PatchTST, Temporal Fusion Transformer, NHiTS, and TiDE have achieved state-of-the-art performance on traditional academic benchmarks. However, despite their promise, these models often fall short when applied to the complexities of real-world forecasting.

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Building React Forms with Ease Using React Hook Form, Zod and Shadcn

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Teklinks

Forms are something every developer encounters, whether as a user or on the developer side. They’re essential on most websites, but their complexity can vary wildly—from simple 3-field contact forms to giga-monster-t-rex, multi-page forms with 150 fields, dynamic validation, and asynchronous checks. In this post, we’ll explore how React Hook Form, Zod, and Shadcn can be used to create an adaptable, developer-friendly solution that handles a wide range of form requirements with ease.

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