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Data Visualizations and the Main Thread: A (Sometimes) Love Story
October 27, 2021Over the past six weeks, I have been working on a fellowship here at Formidable to dive into data visualization performance with large datasets, and how we can improve [](https://formidable.com/open-source/victory/)Victory to take some pressure off the main thread. Here's how.Making The Most Of Your Design Team’s Move From Sketch To Figma
October 12, 2021Change isn’t easy. So here’s a guide for you and your team as you embark on the voyage from Sketch to Figma.Developing GraphQL APIs using Nexus
September 16, 2021When developing a GraphQL API there are two popular approaches to create the GraphQL Schema: the schema-first approach and the code-first. Which is better?Investing in Your Technology and Team But Still Not Seeing the Desired Results?
September 9, 2021Where do you and your company fall on the digital maturity scale? And why does it matter?Seeking the Uncomfortable: First-Time Podcast Appearance
July 28, 2021When Tammy Bryant Butow asked me if I wanted to be a guest on the Break Things on Purpose podcast, I was taken aback. Nervous. Uncomfortable. So I said yes. Here's how it went.The Definitive Guide: What to Expect When Moving from React Web to React Native
July 6, 2021If you're a React Web engineer looking to build native mobile applications, React Native is a great choice. But it IS a little different. Here's where the paths diverge.Not All Components Are Created Equal
June 22, 2021Here are several key ideas that hopefully help you gain new tools to identify why a set of components in your app may not be as readable as they could be. What are the pitfalls? Read on.Front-End Development for Screen Readers: A Five-Second Jumpstart (macOS)
June 17, 2021Accessibility can be a daunting field to dive into. Following best practices and using automated tools will get you a long way, but stepping into the shoes of your users will give you perspective and knowledge that can only be gained firsthand.What is Prisma and Why Do We Need Another ORM?
June 9, 2021Prisma is a next-generation object–relational mapper (ORM) that claims to help developers build faster and make fewer errors. But how does it work?Why Choose React Native?
May 24, 2021React Native unifies development teams by leveraging the same set of technologies on multiple platforms. Here are some of the key reasons why you might want to consider React Native for your next development project.Animations in React Native: Performance and Reason-about-ability with Reanimated 2
April 29, 2021In this article, I'm going to discuss one of the aforementioned challenges of mobile app development with RN—building smooth animations and gestures—and a tool in the RN ecosystem, React Native Reanimated, that helps us take on this challenge without fear.The Case for Consistent Documentation
April 21, 2021Words can't begin to express the anxiety I felt leaving my first job last spring. As I put in my notice, a question kept nagging me: how could I wrap up two years in two weeks?Why Have Design Technologists?
April 8, 2021A Design Technologist can move between the design and engineering worlds seamlessly. They can change their shape and blend in depending on the environment, and therein lies their power: they are powerful advocates for holistic thinking.Chats About urql: With Max Stoiber
March 23, 2021A chat with Max Stoiber, a JavaScript engineer from Vienna in Austria, who's a well known constant in the React community, co-creator of styled-components, serial co-founder of Spectrum, Changefeed, and Feedback Fish, and specialty coffee geek.
