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Element Reference
January 6, 2025•6,902 words
React, Angular, and Vue provide powerful APIs that let you avoid DOM manipulations most of the time. But sometimes you need to access the underlying DOM. Here's how.
Passing Children
January 6, 2025•4,389 words
Just like HTML nodes have parents and children, so too do framework components. Let's learn how React, Angular, and Vue allow you to pass children to your components.
Transparent Elements
January 6, 2025•2,216 words
There are specific instances where you may want to have a wrapper element in a framework that renders to nothing in the DOM. This is how.
Derived Values
January 6, 2025•2,516 words
Often in application development, you'll want to base one variable's value off of another. There are a few ways of doing this - some easier than others.
Side Effects
January 6, 2025•15,627 words
Some call them "lifecycle methods", others "effect handlers". However you spin it, they both handle side effects in your apps. How can we leverage them better?
Dynamic HTML
January 6, 2025•6,926 words
One of the primary advantages of using a framework is the ability to quickly generate dynamic HTML from JavaScript logic. Let's walk through some examples.
Introduction to Components
January 6, 2025•11,218 words
Components are the core building block in which all applications written with React, Angular, and Vue are built. Let's explore what they are and how to build them.
Preface
January 6, 2025•3,729 words
Learning web development is a vital skill in a software engineer's toolbox. Let's talk about why you should learn it and what this book will cover.