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Nick Scialli
Personal blog · typeofnan.devwebprogramming
Nick Scialli writes TypeOfNaN, a personal blog at typeofnan.dev about web and programming. Since 2019, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “What the useEvent React hook is (and isn't)”. The last post was in 2023, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked from a discussion of React hooks. The commenter cites a post on SolidJS, where components run once and hooks like useState return signals, as an introduction to that concept.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Web and software engineering blog by Nick Scialli.
Most-linked posts?
- What the useEvent React hook is (and isn't)2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2022-05-09
- Solid.js feels like what I always wanted React to be2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-03-01
- 10x engineering for the rest of us2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2022-09-03
What Hacker News says?
Kind of neat how SolidJS solved these issues: each component function and hook runs only once. There is no need to worry about dependencies since it won’t need to run again! Hooks like useState() do not emit a value — they emit a “signal”, a function that returns the current value. This article introduced me to the concept: https://typeofnan.dev/solid-js-feels-like-what-i-always-want... Unfortunately there’s no reac…
Comment linking /solid-js-feels-like-what-i-always-wanted-react-to-be/
on “Hooks Considered Harmful”Submitted Solid.js feels like what I always wanted React to be as a story · 548 points
HN discussionSubmitted If your refactors break a lot of tests, you may not be testing the right things as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted 10x engineering for the rest of us as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted What the useEvent React hook is (and isn't) as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted What the useEvent React hook is (and isn't) as a story · 4 points
HN discussionSubmitted 10x Engineering for the Rest of Us as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted What the useEvent React hook is (and isn't) as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Taking pixel-perfect screenshots every time using Chrome Devtools as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Redefining–and making a case for–resume-driven development as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted What Questions Should You Ask in a Software Engineer Interview? as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted An Easy Way to Build a Tree in JavaScript Using Object References as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted Redefining–and making a case for–resume-driven development as a story · 1 points
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