The event loop, step by step
Why does setTimeout(func, 0) work, anyway?
The magic behind setTimeout and its implications on JavaScript execution flow.
Writing
Everything published here, newest first — 14 posts.
Frontend
The score, and whether to care
Optimizing Your Web App: How to Score 100 on Lighthouse
Why is Lighthouse score so different from field data? What is TBT? How large bundle size and long tasks affect performance? And finally, how do you improve it? Learn all about it in this article.
A habit worth breaking
Stop Using Function Parameters Now
Why you shouldn’t be using function parameters in JavaScript and what the alternative is.
The tool you already have installed
Boosting Your React App Performance with React Profiler
A detailed guide to measuring and improving your React App performance with React Profiler. Accompanied by a web app that makes it easy to follow along.
Hooks, up close
Custom React Hooks: Why Do We Need a Context
Why and when to use pure hooks VS hooks with context
How the CLI actually works
Angular CLI under the hood - builders demystified
An in-depth overview of internal Angular CLI APIs and example of custom builder
How an extension fits together
Chrome Extension with Angular — from Zero to a Little Hero
In this article we’re going to review Chrome Extensions architecture and learn how to incorporate Angular into it. We will be starting from scratch with ng new and finishing with a fully functional Chrome extension, convenient dev environment and hopefully a decent understanding of how it works.
Open source
2023
The event loop, step by step
Why does setTimeout(func, 0) work, anyway?
The magic behind setTimeout and its implications on JavaScript execution flow.
The score, and whether to care
Optimizing Your Web App: How to Score 100 on Lighthouse
Why is Lighthouse score so different from field data? What is TBT? How large bundle size and long tasks affect performance? And finally, how do you improve it? Learn all about it in this article.
2022
A habit worth breaking
Stop Using Function Parameters Now
Why you shouldn’t be using function parameters in JavaScript and what the alternative is.
2021
The tool you already have installed
Boosting Your React App Performance with React Profiler
A detailed guide to measuring and improving your React App performance with React Profiler. Accompanied by a web app that makes it easy to follow along.
Hooks, up close
Custom React Hooks: Why Do We Need a Context
Why and when to use pure hooks VS hooks with context
How the CLI actually works
Angular CLI under the hood - builders demystified
An in-depth overview of internal Angular CLI APIs and example of custom builder
How an extension fits together
Chrome Extension with Angular — from Zero to a Little Hero
In this article we’re going to review Chrome Extensions architecture and learn how to incorporate Angular into it. We will be starting from scratch with ng new and finishing with a fully functional Chrome extension, convenient dev environment and hopefully a decent understanding of how it works.