TJ VanToll
TJ VanToll is a frontend developer, author, and a Principal Developer Advocate for Progress. TJ has over a decade of web development experience, including a few years working on the jQuery and NativeScript teams. Nowadays he helps web developers build awesome UIs with KendoReact.
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Developer Central JavaScript
The Ultimate Guide to Building a UI Component Library—Part 3: Building Robust Components
Let’s discuss how to build robust UI components! We’ll start with a discussion of when to code components by hand, and when to build on top of third-party libraries. Next, we’ll set up a unit testing structure for your components and write a few tests with it. And finally, we’ll wrap up showing a few options you have for writing documentation for your components.May 05, 2021
by TJ VanToll
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Developer Central JavaScript
A Surprise Release of KendoReact
Today we have a monumental surprise new update of KendoReact to share. There’s a lot to cover!April 01, 2021
by TJ VanToll
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Developer Central JavaScript
The Ultimate Guide to Building a UI Component Library—Part 2: Establishing a Development Environment
In this article you’ll learn an opinionated set of steps to get a component library up and running fast. The focus will be on helping you set up a development environment that allows you to develop your components, and also see those components running in a live app.March 23, 2021
by TJ VanToll
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Developer Central JavaScript
The Ultimate Guide to Building a UI Component Library—Part 1: Creating a Plan
Building a UI component library is a great way to enforce consistency throughout your organization. But building a component library also comes with a number of organizational and technological challenges. In this article you’ll learn tips and tricks that’ll help you get the process started.March 05, 2021
by TJ VanToll
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Developer Central JavaScript
Check Out Who’s Joining Us for React Wednesdays in March
React Wednesdays is a weekly stream I run on Twitch. For each stream I invite someone interesting from the React world and have them teach me something new. Check out who’s joining me in March.March 01, 2021
by TJ VanToll