Dave Ceddia

Dave Ceddia @dceddia

Location:
Boston, MA
Joined:
May 10, 2017

Dave Ceddia
articles - 18 total

Implementing a Mockup: CSS Layout Step by Step

Creating layouts is one of the hardest parts of front end development for a lot of people. You can...

Learn More 71 3May 21 '19

The Path to Becoming a Front End Developer in 2019

As 2019 kicks off, there’s always a flood of New Years’ resolutions. Lose weight. Eat healthy. Get a...

Learn More 18 0Jan 16 '19

React Project Ideas, and How to Invent Your Own

When you get right down to it, learning React (or any new thing) is all about...

Learn More 33 0Dec 14 '18

Redux vs. The React Context API

React 16.3 added a new Context API – new in the sense that the old context API was a behind-the-sce...

Learn More 58 4Jul 24 '18

Perfect Pulled Pork with React Native, Expo, and Express

Originally posted on my blog. Or: Taking a Picture Every 30 Seconds and Sending It To A Server. I...

Learn More 11 0Jun 13 '18

Why Not To Modify React State Directly

Everybody says don’t do it. Never mutate state directly, always call setState. But why, though? If...

Learn More 19 0Jun 1 '18

Where to Initialize State in React

Ahh, the many ways of initializing state… It can be confusing. Do you put the state = {...} directly...

Learn More 17 3Mar 29 '18

What is a Redux reducer?

reducer , n. – A word Redux made up to confuse you. In order to write Redux code, you need to know...

Learn More 6 0Mar 23 '18

Love JavaScript, but hate CSS?

A reader wrote in to say that he was having great fun with JS and React, but when it came to stylin...

Learn More 96 4Mar 23 '18

Where and When to Fetch Data With Redux

If a component needs data in order to render, and you want to fetch that data with Redux and keep it...

Learn More 41 3Feb 2 '18

Immutable Updates in React and Redux

How do you update state when you are not allowed to change it? Immutability is kind of hard to wra...

Learn More 9 0Nov 30 '17

How Does Redux Work?

After learning a bit about React and getting into Redux, it’s really confusing how it all works. Act...

Learn More 14 0Nov 15 '17

What's Redux and When Should You Use It?

Struggling to wrap your head around Redux? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I’ve heard from many, many...

Learn More 10 0Oct 25 '17

Learning React as an Experienced Developer

Have you been in this spot before? You’ve got a new project to tackle – maybe it’s a new UI, or a wh...

Learn More 17 1Oct 17 '17

5 Projects to Help You Learn React

Here are 5 projects that'll be fun to build, and do not involve any todo lists.

Learn More 88 4Sep 14 '17

Hi, I'm Dave Ceddia

My introduction post

Learn More 16 0Aug 16 '17

Learning React? Start Small.

Can't pry yourself away from the tutorials? The cure is to make tiny little experiment apps.

Learn More 47 17Jun 21 '17

Deploy React and Express to Heroku

You’ve got a React app, and an API server written in Express or something else. Now – how do you...

Learn More 32 0Apr 5 '18