Successfully porting complex data-driven frontends to React with GraphQL

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When porting existing code to React, there is a couple of things to look out for. This article shares my experience while porting a section of a Rails app to React and consuming data through GraphQL. By Neel Barthel.

The main points explained:

  • Build context, assess what you are porting
  • Make a plan, identify the core components that are necessary
  • Make a plan, identify the core components that are necessary
  • Figure out where and how to get the data
  • Decision making and planning, aligning the team

… and much more. Look at performance early, you don’t want any surprises right before or after launching 🚀. And remember: don’t ship without doing a bug hunt before. Well done!

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