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Use Suspense to Simplify Your Async UI

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Overview

SUSPENSE IS EXPERIMENTAL
One of the biggest challenges to writing software for the web is dealing with asynchrony, but we have to deal with it all the time.
This leads to a bunch of boilerplate code for handling loading and error states just to get the data we need to show the user-- whether the data comes from a remote endpoint or from browser APIs like geolocation and Bluetooth.
The end result is countless spinners and the dreaded FOLC (flash of loading content).
React Suspense is the answer to these problems.
React Suspense is a primitive built-into React that drastically simplifies asynchronous state management in our applications, and helps you avoid FOLC out of the box.
It's a bit of a different approach to managing these problems and understanding how it works is key to taking advantage of what it has to offer.
In this workshop, you'll learn how Suspense works under the hood, preparing you for the future of asynchronous state management.

Syllabus

  • Course Intro
  • Enable React Concurrent Mode
  • Fetch Data with React Suspense
  • Handle React Suspense Errors with an Error Boundary
  • Write a generic React Suspense Resource factory
  • Refactor data fetching with useEffect to Suspense Resources
  • Where to Position React Suspense and Error Boundaries
  • Improve Suspense loading states with useTransition
  • Use CSS Transitions to Avoid a Flash of Loading State
  • Modify Suspense Config to Avoid a Flash of Loading State
  • Cache React Suspense Resources
  • Preload Images to Improve Loading Performance
  • Create a Custom Suspending Image Component
  • Implement the Fetch as you Render Approach for Improved Performance
  • Create a Custom Hook that Creates Resources
  • Use SuspenseList for Coordinating Suspending Components
  • Fetch Modules Eagerly for SuspenseList
  • Wrapping Up with Experimental React Suspense

Taught by

Kent C. Dodds

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