Often you run into the case where you have to mock your GraphQL server for your GraphQL client application. It can be for testing your GraphQL client or when your GraphQL server is not (always) available for development. Then it comes in handy to know how to mock your GraphQL server. The following tutorial will show you how to do it for Apollo…
There are many people out there questioning how to deal with local data in a React application when using Apollo Client for remote data with its queries and mutations. As shown in previous applications, it can be done with React's local state management. When the state management for the local data reaches a point where it becomes too complex , it…
In this tutorial, you will learn how to combine React with GraphQL in your application using Apollo. The Apollo toolset can be used to create a GraphQL client, GraphQL server, and other complementary applications, but you will use the Apollo Client for your React client-side application. Along the way, you will build a simplified GitHub client that…
In this client-sided GraphQL application we'll build together, you will learn how to combine React with GraphQL. There is no clever library like Apollo Client or Relay to help you get started yet, so instead, you will perform GraphQL queries and mutations with basic HTTP requests. Later, in the next application we are going to build together, I…
Many people are entering the field of web development right now. It can be an overwhelming experience for beginners to familiarize themselves with all of the tools which are used in modern web development. The historical gap between running HTML in Netscape (who remembers Netscape?) and today's technology widens with each new tool added to one of…
The following article is a short guide on how to setup Parcel with React. Parcel is a bundler that got popular because of its zero-configuration setup for JavaScript applications. That's why this guide is kept fairly short yet it should give you all the essentials to setup your React project with Parcel. You can find the finished boilerplate…
This React tutorial should give you guidance on how to integrate PayPal in your React application. I came across this topic when I had to introduce a payment process for my own course platform . As I went through the same decision process, I decided in favor of PayPal and Stripe. This tutorial shows you how to integrate PayPal in your React…
For quite some time now, I have been implementing applications in React and Redux. Over the last few years, I have written two ebooks about it and released a course platform for learning React and its ecosystem. The course platform is even built in React and Redux . My personal learnings are subjective, but I thought they may help people to learn…
The article showcases how to setup an automated Slack invitation for a JavaScript and/or React application. Why would you want an automated Slack invitation in the first place? My personal motivation was it to create a like minded community of people learning React, but the idea about a Slack Channel started out on Twitter. Sometimes people…
MobX is used for state management in modern applications. Often it is applied in a React.js application, but it is not necessarily bound to React. In addition, it is a valuable alternative to Redux as state management solution. If you are using create-react-app as your application boilerplate, you most likely run into the questions of how to…
