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Frontend coding has been transformed by JavaScript frameworks for more than a decade, with developers leaning on the robust tools to create interactive, responsive web applications. The advent of single-page applications and demand for improved user experiences have rendered frameworks indispensable in contemporary web development. In this detailed guide, we’ll delve deeply into the two most used frontend frameworks: Angular and React.

When building apps, it’s tempting to dive right into writing code. But if we do this, there’s a good chance that our code will eventually break, as new changes are made and new features are introduced. This is particularly true of React, a library that’s constantly evolving. Testing in React isn’t only about catching hidden bugs but also about maintaining code quality day-to-day.

Whether you can’t decide which React component library to use for your React applications, or you're simply curious to know how the popular libraries stack up against each other, you're in the right spot. In this article, I will compare ten of the most popular React component libraries and evaluate them based on popularity, robustness, and other qualities. The best component libraries have support for other elements of React (like React hooks) and a broad user base.

Every day, thousands of new apps make their way into the mobile app world. Remember 2018? That’s when app downloads shot up by 9%, and smartphone users spent a jaw-dropping $100 billion on apps. Crazy, right? Now, let’s talk about custom app development and cross-platform apps. By 2018, their market had already crossed $7.5 billion. But why are we going on about 2018?

Today, there are approximately 7 million people who say they wouldn’t be able to survive without their gadgets. Because of this, businesses must modify their websites and applications to cater to their client’s expectations. Emerging patterns prompt businesses to consider creating iOS and Android mobile apps with the top framework libraries that may greatly streamline and accelerate the development process.

We are excited to announce that the Ably Chat SDK for JavaScript now includes support for custom contexts and hooks for React and React Native applications allowing developers working with these platforms to integrate chat features in an efficient and idiomatic way. Ably Chat is designed to meet a wide range of chat use cases, such as livestreams, in-game communication, customer support, or social interactions in SaaS products.

The relentless rise of ChatGPT and other Large Language Models has brought a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence. With key industry players like Meta, Google, Nvidia and Microsoft competing fiercely to dominate this space, it’s likely we’ve only seen the start of the innovation. Several big companies have made their AI Models and platforms available for the public to use and build on.

Testing is checking if your code works the way it’s supposed to. When you write a program, you have an idea of what it should do. Testing is the process of making sure it does that. It’s like double-checking your work. In this article, we’re diving into the world of React testing using two powerful tools: Jest and React Testing Library. We’ll explore how these tools work together to create robust, reliable tests for your React applications.

React Native is an open-source framework that Meta (then Facebook) designed to build native applications for Android, iOS, and other platforms. The framework is built so anyone familiar with React can easily build cross-platform applications without learning a completely different framework or language. However, there are differences in the functionality of the two, including: There are many more differences, but we’ll get into those later in the post.