@WillHPower

JavaScript enthusiast, Linux fan, and front-end tinkerer.

 East SF Bay Area
willhastings.me
Joined November 2012
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We made it easier to understand a webpage in terms of its accessibility tree developer.chrome.com/blog/fu…

Full accessibility tree in Chrome DevTools  |  Blog  |  Chrome for Developers

Review the new, full-page accessibility tree in DevTools, as well as the design and implementation of this tree.

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I wrote a post explaining how I prepared for interviews during my most recent job search: medium.com/@willhastings/pre…
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If you want to create great user experiences on the web, you need to understand this: philipwalton.com/articles/wh…

Why Web Developers Need to Care about Interactivity

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Great article on A/B testing: stackoverflow.blog/2017/10/1…
A smart approach to using CSS's z-index: hackernoon.com/my-approach-t…
It's targeted at devs using React, but this post has great advice on structuring a codebase in general: hackernoon.com/the-100-corre…
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Awesome explanation of writing utility-first CSS: adamwathan.me/css-utility-cl…
Techniques for decomposing React components – DailyJS – Medium medium.com/dailyjs/technique…

Techniques for decomposing React components

React components have a lot of power and flexibility. With so many tools at your disposal, it is incredibly easy for components to grow…

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This weekend I wrote a quick post on using a technique called early flush to improve web page load performance: willhastings.me/blog/speedin…
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Great overview of scrolling on the web and how to avoid hurting performance with JavaScript: blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/…

Scrolling on the web: A primer

Scrolling is one of the oldest interactions on the web. Long before we had pull-to-refresh or infinite-loading lists, the humble scrollbar solved the web’s original scaling problem: how can we...

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I recently changed jobs, and during my search I thought a lot about the questions to ask to find the right company. willhastings.me/blog/questio…
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Due to insane rains and flooding, many in Peru are injured and homeless. But @PIH is on the ground to help: pih.org/blog/record-rainfall…
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If you're using Webpack, here's a handy tutorial on configuring your build for optimal browser caching: medium.com/@okonetchnikov/lo…
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If you write CSS, check out this list of code smells from Harry Roberts: csswizardry.com/2017/02/code…

Code Smells in CSS Revisited – CSS Wizardry

An update to my 2012 article, Code Smells in CSS

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If you're trying to grasp CSS Flexbox, this article is really helpful for understanding the tricky parts: medium.freecodecamp.com/even…
Gotta recommend this talk by Nolan Lawson on lots of the performance challenges facing JavaScript on the web: ow.ly/nmDd309c85g
Wise words from a Walmart Labs dev on how code reusability takes planning and organizational commitment: medium.com/walmartlabs/how-t…
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I started off the new year by writing a walk-through of creating an image zoomer component with vanilla #JavaScript: willhastings.me/blog/buildin…
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Using a function for children in React is a cool design pattern, similar to yielding values from an Ember component: medium.com/merrickchristense…

Function as Child Components

I recently polled on Twitter regarding Higher Order Components and Function as Child, the results were surprising to me.

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Here's a straightforward explanation of the ways to handle form input in React: goshakkk.name/controlled-vs-…
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