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State management is one of the most important cogs of a React application. Developers can opt to work with built-in solutions, such as useContext or state management libraries like Jotai or Redux. This decision has a significant impact on the application’s performance and maintainability. I decided to look into Jotai, a modern atomic state management […]

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In React, performance often comes down to avoiding unnecessary re-renders. Too many re-renders can slow down your app and make it feel less responsive. Until now, below methods used  to avoid re-renders : React.memo to wrap components useMemo and useCallback to memoizing values and functions These tools work but they also add extra code, boilerplate, […]

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If you’ve ever worked on AWS Lambda, you will know that one word that buzzes every developer is – cold start. It’s like Thanos, an inevitable tax that you pay when Lambda spins up a fresh execution environment to handle a request. In Node.js, while the AWS documentation covers the basics (provisioned concurrency, minimizing package […]

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Introduction You probably already know how powerful GitHub Workflows are. They can transform the way you consume software and significantly boost your productivity. With them, you can automate almost anything. If you’re new to GitHub Actions or want to understand them in depth, I highly recommend Sudarshan’s excellent post, “GitHub Actions for Seamless CI/CD,” which […]

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Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of health-tech, interoperability and security are critical. SMART on FHIR (Substitutable Medical Applications, Reusable Technologies on Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) has emerged as a robust standard to create apps that integrate seamlessly with Electronic Health Record systems. This blog, which is meant for developers building healthcare apps, covered the […]

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Introduction We often hear about service workers in the context of caching techniques, their importance in PWAs, and overall optimization. They enable us to create offline experiences within websites or applications, perform background sync activities, and create push notifications, among other features. Let us understand what service worker is and how to implement it in […]

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Introduction For years, JavaScript frameworks have followed a predictable pattern for managing UI updates: maintain state, detect changes, and trigger re-renders. React popularized this approach with useState, useEffect, and the virtual DOM. But what if we could update our UI without triggering a full component re-render? Enter Signals — a new, fine-grained reactivity model that’s […]

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In today’s digital world, web accessibility has become necessary, not optional. Millions of people around the world use assistive technology to access the web. An inaccessible website is a tremendous barrier to individuals with visual, auditory, cognitive or motor disabilities. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing and consequently becoming more useful in our endeavour to enhance […]

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Welcome to the CMS Maze Choosing a CMS can feel like online dating for your tech stack. You swipe right on one because it promises flexibility and scalability, only to realize it’s a control freak with no preview API and a questionable SEO record. So, after countless debates, whiteboard scribbles, “let’s migrate!” moments, and coffee-fueled […]