state management

Observable Store – Now with Support for the Redux DevTools

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Observable Store now supports extensions! These can be added when the application first loads by calling ObservableStore.addExtension(). The first built-in extension adds Redux DevTools integration into applications that use Observable Store. The extension can be found in the @codewithdan/observable-store-extensions package. If you’re new to the Redux DevTools, they can be used to “time travel” through your application to see what happened at particular times. This feature is extremely useful when you’re trying to track down a problem or simply want to see what state flows through your application. You can get more details on the various Redux DevTools extension features […]

Observable Store 2.0 Released on npm!

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I’m excited to announce the release of Observable Store 2.0 on npm! You can get started using it with the standard npm install command: The Github repository provides information about the specific steps to get started and how Observable Store can be used with various front-end projects. Why Observable Store? Before jumping in to what’s new in 2.0, let me give a quick overview of the Observable Store project in case you’re new to it. Several years ago I was working with a few large companies here in the United States who were building Angular and React apps. One in […]

Angular Architecture Concepts – ngVikings Keynote

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The ngVikings conference was held in Copenhagen, Denmark this year and I had a great time speaking at it and talking with the people that attended. One of the more fun aspects of attending any conference is listening to and learning from what others are doing, hearing about problems they’re trying to solve, helping out where possible, and making new friends along the way. I had the opportunity to give one of the keynote talks this year and focused on a topic that is near and dear to me – architecture. Some companies seem to have the viewpoint that because […]

Simplifying Front-End State Management with Observable Store

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I admit it – I think the use of some front-end JavaScript state management patterns has gotten out of control. When you’re spending a significant amount of time writing code (and often a lot of it) to handle application state or relying on a scaffolding tool that generates 100s or even 1000s of lines of code then it’s time to take a step back and ask, “Do I really need all of this?”. While you’re at it you might also ask, “What can I do to simplify my code and bring some sanity back to it?”. Rather than ranting about […]