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By Addy Osmani and Hassan Djirdeh

Code Smart, Scale Fast, Conquer Challenges

Learn tools and techniques to build and maintain large-scale React web applications.

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Building Large Scale Web Apps: A React Field Guide. By Addy Osmani and Hassan Djirdeh

“Building Large Scale Web Apps” is a toolkit to managing large-scale React applications.

React as a library allows you to start building user interfaces quickly and easily. But how do things scale as an application grows? How do you ensure that your codebase remains manageable, your performance metrics stay on point, and your team continues to work cohesively as the project evolves?

In this book, you'll uncover strategies that industry professionals use to build scalable, performant, and maintainable React applications, all without becoming overwhelmed by complexity.

Together, we've spent well over two decades building within or consulting for

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While Glenn’s return provides a narrative "win," the heart of "Heads Up" lies in a tense philosophical debate back in Alexandria. Rick, Carol, and Michonne confront Morgan about his "all life is precious" mantra.

Rick challenges this, questioning if survival is even possible without "getting blood on your hands".

Seeking a more balanced moral code, Michonne suggests that while killing is wrong, it can be a justified necessity in their new world order. Review: 'The Walking Dead' Season 6, Episode 7, 'Heads Up'

In the world of The Walking Dead , hope is often as fragile as the walls of a sanctuary, and Season 6, Episode 7, titled serves as a poignant exploration of that fragility. This episode is primarily remembered for resolving one of the show's most controversial cliffhangers—the fate of Glenn Rhee—while simultaneously setting the stage for an inevitable collapse, both literal and metaphorical. The Miracle of the Dumpster

Some other things!

Descriptive content, continous updates, and soundbites from industry professionals.

Descriptive, not prescriptive

When explaining content, we follow a descriptive approach, not prescriptive. In other words, we don’t tell you what specific tools or libraries you have to use to be successful. Rather, we focus on explaining a concept and employ certain libraries or tools to illustrate that concept.

React-focused with universal concepts

While the book is React-focused, it teaches universal concepts that transcend all web development frameworks. It's designed to enhance your understanding of building web applications that are scalable, maintainable, and adaptable, regardless of the specific technology stack.

Continous, frequent updates

Purchasing the e-book gives you access to all new content, edits, and improvements forever. In fact, we're currently working on adding three new chapters soon — Routing, User-centric API design, and React in 2024. Check out the Changelog to follow along on all the updates we'll make.

Soundbites from industry professionals

In the book, we share soundbites and thoughts from industry professionals. These soundbites are shared from start-up owners and software engineers who work at Doordash, Netflix, Spotify, and more.

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Industry nuggets

Nuggets of wisdom from industry professionals

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Maxi Ferreira

Emma Bostian

Zeno Rocha

Francine Navarro

Jeffrey Peng

And others!

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The episode immediately addresses the "Schrodinger's Glenn" dilemma. It reveals that Glenn survived the walker horde by sliding under a dumpster while Nicholas's body served as a gruesome shield. This resolution received mixed reactions from critics; while some felt it was a "cheap fake-out" that undermined the show's life-or-death stakes, others saw it as a testament to Glenn's status as a quintessential survivor—a forager and thinker who has consistently defied the odds since the show's inception. A Clash of Philosophies

While Glenn’s return provides a narrative "win," the heart of "Heads Up" lies in a tense philosophical debate back in Alexandria. Rick, Carol, and Michonne confront Morgan about his "all life is precious" mantra. [S6E7] Heads Up

Rick challenges this, questioning if survival is even possible without "getting blood on your hands". A Clash of Philosophies While Glenn’s return provides

Seeking a more balanced moral code, Michonne suggests that while killing is wrong, it can be a justified necessity in their new world order. Review: 'The Walking Dead' Season 6, Episode 7, 'Heads Up' Seeking a more balanced moral code, Michonne suggests

In the world of The Walking Dead , hope is often as fragile as the walls of a sanctuary, and Season 6, Episode 7, titled serves as a poignant exploration of that fragility. This episode is primarily remembered for resolving one of the show's most controversial cliffhangers—the fate of Glenn Rhee—while simultaneously setting the stage for an inevitable collapse, both literal and metaphorical. The Miracle of the Dumpster

Who we are

Heyo! We're Addy & Hassan — Engineers & Educators.

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AddyOsmani

I'm an engineering leader working on Google Chrome and I lead up Chrome's Developer Experience organization, helping reduce the friction for developers to build great user experiences.

HassanDjirdeh

I'm a senior software engineer and have built large production web applications at organizations like Doordash, Instacart, and Shopify.

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