As I’ve said in another article, it’s more than possible to handle forms in React without using state. But what about formatted inputs? Let’s say I have an input that’s intended to take a person’s phone number (or some other meaningful numeric value). …

Did you know that it’s possible to handle forms using just pure HTML and JavaScript? — It’s very common for frontend applications to include some kind of form. Unfortunately, when it comes to React applications specifically, I often see people building out forms with an unnecessarily high number of controlled inputs. This typically adds more complexity to the form without affording any real benefits. I used…

WebSockets are very useful for ongoing communication between a client and a server. They’re simple to use in nature, but they’re not so simple when it comes to writing tests. This is because WebSockets are event-driven and have no promise-based API. For instance, maybe you want to test that your…