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Calls with Kent C. Dodds Season 3 — 50 episodes

50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
Keywords

react, md5, key

Description
can i use the md5 checksum of the json data as key for each row in react? so context here is that i have a bunch of rows to show, and they dont have an id, and i can't use index as their order may change. so i am using the md5 of the JSON.stringify of the rows data. but i am thinking that calculating the md5 or sha1 maybe a thing which shouldn't happen in the UI render cycle, specially cause the render can happen many times as things in the top change?
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47
50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
Keywords

react, md5, key

Description
can i use the md5 checksum of the json data as key for each row in react? so context here is that i have a bunch of rows to show, and they dont have an id, and i can't use index as their order may change. so i am using the md5 of the JSON.stringify of the rows data. but i am thinking that calculating the md5 or sha1 maybe a thing which shouldn't happen in the UI render cycle, specially cause the render can happen many times as things in the top change?
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47
50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
Keywords

react, md5, key

Description
can i use the md5 checksum of the json data as key for each row in react? so context here is that i have a bunch of rows to show, and they dont have an id, and i can't use index as their order may change. so i am using the md5 of the JSON.stringify of the rows data. but i am thinking that calculating the md5 or sha1 maybe a thing which shouldn't happen in the UI render cycle, specially cause the render can happen many times as things in the top change?
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47
50.Minimum skills for a Frontend dev job?
06:27
49.userEvent.setup vs not including it in unit tests
04:41
48.Are AI tools (Copilot) bad for the learning curve?
06:07
47.Becoming one of the best React developer
09:47
46.Is Epic Stack beneficial for new developers?
05:03
45.How to approach imposter syndrome
05:28
44.Error Handling in Remix
06:02
43.How do you plan E2E test flows?
05:41
42.When/why should I choose SSR over CSR?
03:49
41.Side income
06:21
40.How Remix fits 6 different web apps
14:04
39.Is it really all about who knows you?
05:02
38.Tech to use for a video streaming site
02:16
37.Should we transition from Jest to Vitest
07:54
36.What's the bundle analysis story in Remix?
04:43
35.How to set titles in CatchBoundary's in Remix?
04:08
34.v2 Routing Convention
05:34
33.Seeking for solution and advice to progress
05:26
32.What is your latest thinking on render props?
05:24
31.Inline Styles vs CSS File Styles
06:43
30.Looking for the best talk idea
08:54
29.Tips on making the most of your short breaks
03:44
28.Advice for a company afraid of using Node
07:57
27.How are redux thunks implementation details?
06:28
26.What makes a good react js developer?
05:31
25.AWS Job Opportunity
03:48
24.Playwright support
03:33
23.Tips for creating a npm package (stack-supporting)
08:30
22.How close should a hook be to its usage?
03:27
21.What's your opinion on atomic design?
03:08
20.How to handle file uploads in Remix?
03:43
19.Tailwind class overriding
05:37
18.How do you deal with partial types?
04:25
17.The "remix" testing methodology
05:52
16.How to handle action matching no intent?
04:25
15.Latest practical CSS techniques (use Tailwind)
04:04
14.Middleware is an antipattern
08:01
13.How to test semantic HTML tables?
03:57
12.Appreciation
02:06
11.Testing Code in service files and NGXS Store files
03:26
10.Is using md5 as key an anti-pattern in react?
04:23
Keywords

react, md5, key

Description
can i use the md5 checksum of the json data as key for each row in react? so context here is that i have a bunch of rows to show, and they dont have an id, and i can't use index as their order may change. so i am using the md5 of the JSON.stringify of the rows data. but i am thinking that calculating the md5 or sha1 maybe a thing which shouldn't happen in the UI render cycle, specially cause the render can happen many times as things in the top change?
09.Why do you take short breaks when coding?
03:46
08.Is addEventListener OK again?
04:08
07.Frontend to Fullstack
04:13
06.Test Data: To BeforeAll or to BeforeEach
06:17
05.organizing course code
11:21
04.How to do feature flags with Remix?
07:09
03.Own Code vs Library
06:47
02.Would you recommend to use Playwright or Cypress?
05:52
01.How to Shamelessly Self-Promote?
05:47

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