August 6, 2019

Object references considered helpful

Episode 70 // The EmberMap Podcast

Sam and Ryan talk about a stale state bug in a React app, and how Ember's decision to use object references helps developers avoid these sorts of bugs. They also talk about how Ember's framework magic can sometimes make folks feel ill-equipped to work in the larger JavaScript ecosystem, despite being extremely pleasant. Then they answer some listener questions.

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Topics include:

  • 0:00 – Unique keys for lists in React and Ember
  • 8:40 – Why Handlebars feels safe
  • 9:34 – Solving a stale state React hooks bug, and how Ember avoids this via object references
  • 24:29 – ESPN's website and self-imposed technical constraints
  • 28:10 – React in Codesandbox
  • 36:53 – Tradeoffs between "magic" in a framework vs. learning how to wire things up yourself - especially in a fast-moving ecosystem like JavaScript
  • 50:35 – Hooks vs. components, and clarity in boundaries
  • 53:29 – Pairing with Tuple experience

Listener questions:

  • 55:43 – How can you limit FastBoot from turning user-specific bugs into bugs that take down your entire production app? (@davewasmer)
  • 1:10:47 – What's the future of web components? (selbyk)

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