Trying out the app directory in Next.js
A beginner's guide to exploring the new Next.js app directory and server components
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Argentinian Software Developer living in South Korea.
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Take your Next js + GraphQL + TypeScript Setup to the next level
Integrating the full range of Next.js features with Apollo Client.
The last react form library you'll need
It’s been a while so I thought I would share a quick guide for my favorite form library, the mighty react-hook-form. Instead of just showing you how to use the library, let’s do a little experiment that will showcase its main advantage. A matter of p...
Improve the links to your site with Next js
No more boring links when sharing your website
Create react components at the speed of light with Plop.js
Use plop.js to make the tedious task of creating new files a breeze
Keep your dependencies up to date with Dependabot
When you are maintaining a codebase it becomes hard to keep track and update the dependencies installed in your app. While it's important to keep things up to date, it's also a huge pain. Checking for updates, make sure nothing is breaking, etc. That...
Protecting your API keys with Next JS
This is the story of Max. Max thought his API keys were safe because he put them inside an .env file. Max didn't know his keys were visible in the network tab. 🥲 Max is actually me, Max is actually everyone. Especially when we are just learning a...
React Query 101
I've always looked at react-query from far away, before I was mainly working with GraphQL and Apollo was a great solution for my querying needs. Fast forward a couple years and now I am at a different job and I am not using GraphQL anymore. Having he...
Creating Reusable Input Components with Formik
Handling forms in React could be a pain, Formik is a small library that comes to rescue us. This is not an introduction to formik (if you want one, let me know in the comments) but more of a guide on how to combine custom input components and formik...
