James Wakefield

Front End Development Chapter Lead @ Pon

[GitHub @github]

GitHub Copilot code review is non-deterministic. 🎲

That means your instructions file is the key to getting consistent, high-quality results. We analyzed real-world usage to find:

✨ Practical tips for guiding Copilot
🚫 Common pitfalls to avoid
📈 Examples to level up your workflow

Get the full guide. 💡
https://t.co/42IlTTKqfj

[James Wakefield @jmcwakefield]

@TheOceanCleanup More posts like this! 💚

[James Wakefield @jmcwakefield]

Excellent article on Cloudflare Durable Objects

[rita kozlov 🐀 @ritakozlov]

essential reading for anyone building on cloudflare

[James Wakefield @jmcwakefield]

Word of the day: “Vertiginously”
an adverb derived from the noun “vertigo”.

Meaning:
- In a way that causes dizziness or a spinning sensation.
- Extremely or overwhelmingly, often used to describe something that is dizzyingly fast, high, or intense.

[David K 🎹 @DavidKPiano]

If you're using Tailwind, don't sleep on child selectors. They clean up your styles and eliminate repetition.

Vibe coding agents aren't smart enough to do this.

(if you're using CSS, keep scrolling)

[Cloudflare Developers @CloudflareDev]

.env files for local dev environment variables and secrets now just work on Workers

just like the --env-file flag in Node.js (or the dotenv NPM package before that)

🔗 below

[Astro @astrodotbuild]

This time we’re doing it live – Astro 5.10 is here!

📷 Responsive images are now stable – so squishy!
🎥 Experimental live content collections – so fresh!
🛡️ Big improvements to Content Security Policy support – so solid!
☁️ Custom Cloudflare Workers entrypoints – so...cloudy?

[MJ @mjackson]

5. Overusing useEffect.

useEffect(() => {
setValue(props.value)
}, [props.value])

This hook is useless and doesn’t give you anything that React doesn’t already do for you ootb. You don’t need it.

6/n

[James Wakefield @jmcwakefield]

“Elevation over obsolescence.” Worth reading this post by @addyosmani

[Addy Osmani @addyosmani]

I wrote a new post about future proofing your software engineering career: https://t.co/lZa19E59CB 🔗

[React @reactjs]

React v19 is now stable!

https://t.co/zy12Y9Pbbv

[James Wakefield @jmcwakefield]

@TeamBliink LP

[Storybook @storybookjs]

Sneak peek: Run component tests directly in Storybook

s/o to @GHengeveld

[Storybook @storybookjs]

Introducing Storybook for React Native 8.3!

🤝 Unified release schedule with web
📱 Brand new mobile UI
↔️ New widescreen layout
⚙️ Simplified Metro config
🔁 Improved hot-reloading
🏆 Stable React Native Web support

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Explore the power of JavaScript Set methods. Learn how to leverage union(), intersection(), and difference() for optimized data handling in your projects.

Learn more: https://t.co/bv9vPzHeD9

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Full prerendering in Chrome is a powerful tool for improving UX. Deliver near-instant page loads and boost your user experience.

Get up to speed! https://t.co/BDyq64ZA8B

[Chrome for Developers @ChromiumDev]

Create smoother animations with CSS intrinsic sizing keywords!

Use the interpolate-size property or the calc-size() function to enable smooth transitions.

Learn more. ⬇️ https://t.co/WUzSjl5pi6

[Cole @colderoshay]

always reference this article but how to handle destructive actions like these ☝️
https://t.co/lYg7plLqIe

[James Wakefield @jmcwakefield]

@colderoshay The timing of this post could not be better! 🤗 Thanks

[Kamran Ahmed @nilbuild]

Frontend Developer in 2016 vs 2024

[Astro @astrodotbuild]

What’s new? What’s not!

Get the rundown of everything Astro this month👇

https://t.co/TPeY0PQTkg