LogRocket’s Galileo AI watches every session, surfacing impactful user struggle and key behavior patterns. Editor’s note: This post was updated on 14 March 2022 to include information relevant to Snowpack v3 and webpack v5. Few tools have been as central and important to the JavaScript ecosystem as webpack. Launched in 2012, the JavaScript module bundler has been a cornerstone of modern JavaScript

There is no doubt that TypeScript has enjoyed a huge adoption in the JavaScript community, and one of the great benefits it provides is the type checking of all the variables inside our code. It will check if performing any operation on a variable is possible given its type. Most people think that by using TypeScript as their application language, they are “covered” from any emptiness error, like

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on 24 March 2023 to compare the process of using React Context with class-based components vs. functional components. Check out this article to ensure that you don’t overuse React Context. Despite React’s popularity, one of the biggest obstacles developers face when working with the library is components re-rendering excessively, slowing down performanc

These days, you have to use a module bundler like webpack to benefit from a development workflow that utilizes state-of-the-art performance optimization concepts. Module bundlers are built by brilliant people just to help you with these difficult tasks. In addition, I recommend using a starter kit or a modern boilerplate project with webpack configuration best practices already in place. Building