react-techniques.md

React Tips and Techniques

• Get your React.js application translated with style
  https://medium.com/@jamuhl/get-your-react-js-application-translated-with-style-4ad090aefc2c
  A short opinionated intro to several aspects of handling translation in a React app, by the author of a React internationalization library.

• Adding Drag and Drop to React
  https://www.dailydrip.com/blog/adding-drag-and-drop-to-react.html
  An example of using react-dnd to add drag-and-drop behavior, in conjunction with Redux.

• Climbing Up the React Component Tree
  https://www.ynonperek.com/2017/08/05/react-parent-hirearchy/
  https://www.reddit.com/r/reactjs/comments/6s4czp/traversing_react_tree_in_the_opposite_direction/
  Gives examples for calculating an array describing a component's parents, including using a HOC and using context. Not a recommended thing to try, but the exploration of the idea is interesting. The Reddit comments have a bit more useful discussion.

• SVG Patterns in React - Build a Twitter Wall
  https://www.robinwieruch.de/react-svg-patterns/
  A tutorial that covers several aspects of using SVG in React, and demonstrates how to use the svg-patterns library to generate patterend backgrounds.

Security

• Exploiting Script Injection Flaws in ReactJS Apps
  https://medium.com/dailyjs/exploiting-script-injection-flaws-in-reactjs-883fb1fe36c1
  Describes how React is safe by design as long as it's used as intended, and looks at several possible attack vectors that can result from wrong use of React.

• How can I securely use CSS-in-JS with React?
  https://reactarmory.com/answers/how-can-i-use-css-in-js-securely
  Covers several potential security holes that can result from allowing user input into CSS-in-JS libraries, with examples.

JSX

• Is JSX Still Relevant? Are there other options?
  https://goshakkk.name/jsx-relevancy-options/
  Gosha Arinich addresses complaints about using JSX and "mixing HTML into JS" by discussing how JSX is syntax sugar for React.createElement() calls, and how JSX is really optional.

• React Without JSX
  https://mockbrian.com/blog/2017/08/11/react-without-jsx/
  Describes how to add React to an existing page with no build tools, and a couple approaches to writing render functions that don't use JSX.

• Integrating React and Redux Into an Existing Backbone App
  http://blog.isquaredsoftware.com/2017/07/react-redux-backbone-integration/ A look at ways to show React components inside of Backbone views, and some discussion of how to simplify React rendering when JSX isn't available by using libraries like react-hyperscript-helpers.

• How I learned to stop worrying and love the JSX
  http://jamesknelson.com/learned-stop-worrying-love-jsx/
  Discusses several aspects of JSX, including "separation of concerns", how JSX translates into function calls, that JSX is optional, when to avoid using JSX, and more.

• React without a build step
  https://medium.com/@alexkrolick/writing-react-components-for-3rd-party-embedding-50331c18e26
  Describes how using React.createElement instead of JSX eliminates the need for a compile step, compares examples of equivalent JSX and createElement usage, and shows how to write a small embeddable widget using React/Preact that doesn't need any build step at all.

Debugging and Error Handling

• Intro to Debugging React Applications
  https://medium.com/@baphemot/intro-to-debugging-reactjs-applications-67cf7a50b3dd
  An excellent introduction to the basic tools, concepts, and approaches for debugging React apps, including the browser's DevTools console, network tab, and source debugger, as well as the React DevTools.

• React v16 beta is out, suddenly everyone needs to catch UI errors
  https://medium.com/shiftgig-blog/react-v16-beta-is-out-suddenly-everyone-needs-to-catch-ui-errors-37c8c4b527e9
  Discussion and examples of using the new componentDidCatch and ErrorBoundary features in React 16, including a demo of what errors they will and won't catch.

• Catching exceptions using Higher Order Components in React 16
  https://codeburst.io/catching-exceptions-using-higher-order-components-in-react-16-b8a401853a10
  https://twitter.com/dan_abramov/status/890716011133100032
  Examples of how to write a Higher-Order-Component that adds error boundaries. ALso worth contrasting with Dan's tweet, where he suggests that you shouldn't need to use HOCs to make use of error boundaries.