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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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The Shopify logo.
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fired the fifth and final fatal round directly between Scudder’s eyes, mirroring the painting with chilling precision. The Trial and the "Satanic Panic"

The gruesome details that emerged revealed that Smith and McConnell had been murdered by 31-year-old Anthony Alcock, a convicted felon with a history of violence. Alcock had shot and killed both men before proceeding to mutilate their bodies.

The most haunting detail found in crime scene photos was a self-portrait Scudder had painted months earlier. The painting depicted Scudder: Bound and gagged in a chair. With exactly five exit wounds on his face. In the actual murder,

Investigators documented two human skulls, vials of LSD (allegedly stolen from Scudder's former lab at Loyola University), occult tools, and a massive library of academic literature and pornography. The Aftermath and Urban Legends

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

Jem Young

Maxi Ferreira

Emma Bostian

Zeno Rocha

Francine Navarro

Jeffrey Peng

And others!

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However, it is essential to approach this topic with sensitivity and respect for the victims and their loved ones. The crime scene photos, while informative, should be viewed with caution and consideration for those affected by the tragedy.

: Photos from the third floor of the nearby chicken house, known as the Pink Room, documented where the suspects (Avery Brock and Tony West) were entertained with wine before the violence began. This room contained mattresses, whips, and a guest logbook. Unique Artifacts corpsewood manor crime scene photos

fired the fifth and final fatal round directly between Scudder’s eyes, mirroring the painting with chilling precision. The Trial and the "Satanic Panic" However, it is essential to approach this topic

The gruesome details that emerged revealed that Smith and McConnell had been murdered by 31-year-old Anthony Alcock, a convicted felon with a history of violence. Alcock had shot and killed both men before proceeding to mutilate their bodies. This room contained mattresses, whips, and a guest logbook

The most haunting detail found in crime scene photos was a self-portrait Scudder had painted months earlier. The painting depicted Scudder: Bound and gagged in a chair. With exactly five exit wounds on his face. In the actual murder,

Investigators documented two human skulls, vials of LSD (allegedly stolen from Scudder's former lab at Loyola University), occult tools, and a massive library of academic literature and pornography. The Aftermath and Urban Legends

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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“Building Large Scale Web Apps” is available in either an e-book or as a physical copy.

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