November 27, 2019

When composability is not the answer

Episode 80 // The EmberMap Podcast

Sam and Ryan chat about composability, and situations where it gets in the way of development. They also discuss adding animations to a React app and why application developers shouldn't always follow the advice of library authors.

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Show notes

Topics include:

  • 0:00 – Livable code with Ember
  • 3:09 – Speeding up Ember builds, and bugs with React rebuilds
  • 7:09 – Undoing bad abstractions
  • 11:30 – Building a mobile nav with React Spring + Reach Modal
  • 18:48 – Documentation: Guides vs. How-tos vs. Examples
  • 34:40 – Composability, and awareness of React's children vs. Ember's yield
  • 38:30 – Structural vs. reusable components
  • 54:54 – UI Testing
  • 1:03:04 – Does advice for building good libraries transfer to building good apps?

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