Must-Read Web Tech Articles
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As we do every month, we've gathered a selection of articles from the world of web tech that we think are worth sharing.
Learn how to price a project, gain insights into Custom Elements in React 19, discover all the RegExp features in JavaScript, and much more.
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Using Custom Elements in React
Using custom elements in React has been challenging for a long time. Fortunately, this is about to change with the upcoming React 19, which adds support for passing properties to custom elements directly, instead of creating them as element attributes. This article also demonstrates how to work around the known bugs in React 18.
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Overlaying content with transparent video
Jake Archibald needed to display transparent video over website content and discovered that this task is much more difficult than it sounds. To solve the problem, Jake created a simple NPM package. Check out his blog post to learn about the solution and the obstacles he encountered.
RegExp in JavaScript
This article offers a comprehensive guide to the evolution of regular expressions in JavaScript and their current state. Find out more about the features and methods in RegExp that you may not know, and learn how to write more readable regular expressions with comments.
Best practices with Angular Signals
Signals have been a part of the Angular framework for some time, and this blog post summarizes tips and tricks for when to use them and how to combine Signals with Observables. You'll learn how to use computed and effect functions efficiently.
How to price a project?
Estimating a project and assigning it the correct price tag is always a challenging task. In this blog post, the author describes some of the most commonly used approaches, such as fixed price, time & material, and value-based pricing. Check it out for tips on how to price projects more effectively.