TJ VanToll

TJ VanToll is a frontend developer, author, and a former principal developer advocate for Progress.

Web React
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.

by TJ VanToll
February 07, 2023 18 min read Share
Release
A Surprise Release of KendoReact

Today we have a monumental surprise new update of KendoReact to share. There’s a lot to cover!

by TJ VanToll
February 07, 2023 2 min read Share
Web
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.

by TJ VanToll
May 04, 2021 11 min read Share
Web
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.

by TJ VanToll
February 07, 2023 6 min read Share
People
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.

by TJ VanToll
March 01, 2021 2 min read Share