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dan

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@gaearon

Dan makes explanatory projects that cut through the noise: react-makes-you-sad is a humorous flowchart for debugging React problems, while whatthefuck.is provides sharp, opinionated definitions for front-end developers. With 47k stars across his work, he's in the top 11% of GitHub contributors globally.

React. I made a library that simplifies building interactive websites.

247k

React Native. I made a framework for building mobile apps with React.

126k

React Docs. I built the official React documentation website.

12k

Overreacted. I wrote a blog sharing what I've learned building JavaScript tools.

7.3k

React DnD. I built drag and drop for React.

22k

Spacegray. I made a minimal UI theme for Sublime Text in five color flavors.

7.2k

Redux Thunk. I built middleware that lets Redux apps handle complex data logic.

18k

RSC Explorer. I made a tool for learning how React Server Components work by running them in your browser.

1.1k

React RFCs. I built a system for proposing and discussing major React changes.

5.8k

React Hot Loader. I built a tool that reloads React components in real time.

12k

Woodshed. I made a tool to test and refine Claude instructions through repeated runs.

69

React Side Effect. I built a tool that maps React component changes to global side effects.

1.2k

Next Bug Repro. I made a Next.js starter project for reproducing bugs.

5

Gaearon. I made my personal website.

3

Suspense Experimental GitHub Demo. I built a demo showing how to load data while pages render.

796

React Blessed Hot Motion. I built a terminal app that uses React with live code editing.

278

What The Fuck Is. I wrote a glossary of computer science terms for website builders.

3k

React Drag and Drop. I made a working example of drag and drop in a web page.

4

Redux Router. I built Redux bindings that keep your router state inside Redux.

2.3k

React Transform Boilerplate. I built a Webpack starter template with hot reloading for React.

3.3k

React Stateful. I built a higher-order component that lifts state out of React.

85

Error Catch. I built a tool that catches errors inside React components and shows a custom message.

184

Testcomp. I made a tool for testing how code components work together.

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Next CC Activity Problem. I built a notes app to reproduce a caching bug.

3

RN Bug Loop. I made a template for creating React Native bug reports.

5

React useDeferredValue Bug Repro. I built a reproduction case for a React production bug.

4

Hooks Perf Issues. I built a demo showing where React hooks can cause performance problems.

14

Promise Loader. I built a webpack loader that splits code into chunks you load on demand.

214

Reanimated Repro. I made a template for reporting React Native bugs clearly.

7

Ulonka. I made a website template ready to run on your machine.

1

TicTacToe. I built a tic-tac-toe engine with clean separation between game and display.

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React Pure Render. I built a faster way for React to skip unnecessary component redraws.

447

React Webpack. I made a starter template for building websites with React.

2

Draft. I made a tool for building text editors with formatting.

3

React for Beginners. I made a guide teaching people to build interactive websites from scratch.

20

Jest Mock Issue Repro. I made a minimal reproduction of a Jest mocking issue.

2

Jest Babel Issue. I documented a Jest and Babel configuration problem with React tests.

2

Asset Hasher. I built a tool that renames website files with hashes for long-term caching.

1

Playtronica. I made a tool for building and playing music with blocks.

7

React Transform HMR. I built a tool that hot reloads React code as you edit it.

768

Library Boilerplate. I built an opinionated starter template for JavaScript libraries.

383

Turbopack Seal Bug. I found a build crash in Next.js 16 when combining wildcard and static exports.

5

Redux Bootstrap. I wrote a bootstrapping function for Redux applications.

6

React DnD Touch. I made drag-and-drop work on mobile devices for React apps.

3

React Elmish Example. I built a React example showing how to use Elm architecture patterns.

170

Redux Todos. I made step-by-step examples teaching how to manage app data.

786

React Hot API. I built a tool that reloads React code without resetting component state.

89

The Redux Journey. I gave a talk at React Europe about Redux and app state.

87

React Transform. I made a specification for building live-editing tools for React.

69

React Europe 2016 Workshop. I made a workshop repository for learning React in 2016.

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