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Developer Way
Personal blog · developerway.com/postsprogrammingweb
Developer Way is a personal blog at developerway.com about programming and web. Since 2022, 12 different Hacker News readers have linked it 16 times, most often “React re-renders guide: everything, all at once”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-05-22, and you can follow it by feed.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Developer Way for in-depth React and frontend performance investigations, such as a measured comparison of Tailwind and Linaria on a real app. Only one comment judges the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
How things actually work. Deep dives, investigations, research.
Most-linked posts?
- React re-renders guide: everything, all at once3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-08-16
- I Tried React Compiler2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-06-05
- React Server Components: Do They Improve Performance?2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-10-27
What Hacker News says?
Lol. If anything, Tailwind isn't shitty CSS (because it's a very limited number of classes) unlike the gazillion one-off classes that CSS-in-JS or even BEM encourages Edit: here's a good investigation on a real-enough app https://www.developerway.com/posts/tailwind-vs-linaria-perfo...
Comment linking /posts/tailwind-vs-linaria-performance
on “The GitHub website is slow on Safari”Submitted I Tried React Compiler as a story · 4 points
HN discussionNo. The redux <Provider> component is just a simple React context that uses `children` [1]: <Context.Provider value= {contextValue}> {children}</Context.Provider> And `children` behave diferently. `children` is a prop and thus not considered as an element of the Provider component, but of the App component [2]. Meaning the components inside `children` will rerender when App renders, and not when Provider renders. 1:…
Comment linking /posts/react-elements-children-parents
on “Why React Re-Renders”Submitted React State Management in 2025: What You Need as a story · 3 points
HN discussionJosh's post is excellent! Related, a couple years back I wrote a post on the same topic: "A (Mostly) Complete Guide to React Rendering Behavior" [0]. It's longer and has more details, but fewer diagrams :) (Josh's ability to make interactive posts is amazing.) I originally wrote my "Rendering Behavior" post specifically because the existing React docs didn't clearly spell out this kind of behavior, and I was _consta…
Comment linking /posts/react-re-renders-guide
on “Why React Re-Renders”Submitted I Tried React Compiler as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to fetch data in React with performance in mind as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted React re-renders guide: everything, all at once as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Why custom react hooks could destroy your app performance as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Debugging with AI: Can It Replace an Experienced Developer? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted React Server Components: Do They Improve Performance? as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted React Server Components: A data-driven comparison as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Replacing React code with CSS:has selector as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Fantastic closures and how to find them in React as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted React re-renders guide: everything, all at once as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted How to write performant React apps with Context as a story · 1 points
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