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By Addy Osmani and Hassan Djirdeh

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Learn tools and techniques to build and maintain large-scale React web applications.

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Building Large Scale Web Apps: A React Field Guide. By Addy Osmani and Hassan Djirdeh

“Building Large Scale Web Apps” is a toolkit to managing large-scale React applications.

React as a library allows you to start building user interfaces quickly and easily. But how do things scale as an application grows? How do you ensure that your codebase remains manageable, your performance metrics stay on point, and your team continues to work cohesively as the project evolves?

In this book, you'll uncover strategies that industry professionals use to build scalable, performant, and maintainable React applications, all without becoming overwhelmed by complexity.

Together, we've spent well over two decades building within or consulting for

The Google logo.
The Doordash logo.
The Instacart logo.
The Netflix logo.
The X logo.
The YouTube logo.
The Shopify logo.
The Ebay logo.

The engineers, who had grown attached to Echo, helped her unravel the mysteries of her past. Together, they uncovered clues that hinted at a life left behind – a family, friends, and a purpose. Echo's memories, like the frost that had preserved her, began to thaw, revealing a person both familiar and new.

Echo's revival was nothing short of miraculous. As she emerged from her frozen slumber, she was met with a world that was both familiar and strange. The engineers, now her only connection to humanity, helped her navigate the uncharted landscape of modern society.

As she stepped out of the lab, into the bright sunlight, Echo smiled, feeling the chill of her cryogenic slumber slowly dissipate. She took a deep breath, savoring the world's renewed vibrancy, and began her journey anew, forever changed by her time in the deep freeze.

As the years went by, the lab was abandoned, and the chamber was left to gather dust. But the woman, code-named "Echo", remained preserved, her biological processes slowed to a near-halt. The scientists who had once worked on her had long since departed, leaving behind only cryptic notes and fragmented research.

But Echo's rebirth came with a price. Her memories, once sharp as a razor, were now shrouded in a thick, impenetrable fog. She recalled fragments of her past, but the specifics remained elusive. Her identity, once clear as crystal, had been reduced to a faint echo.

With each passing day, Echo's presence grew stronger, like a plant pushing through the ice. She began to see the world with fresh eyes, appreciating the beauty in its fragile, ephemeral nature. Her experience in the "Deep Freeze Standard 90205760 New" had given her a second chance, a new lease on life.

The chamber's logs indicated that Echo had been a test subject for a top-secret project aimed at developing advanced cryonic preservation techniques. The researchers had pushed the boundaries of science, experimenting with radical new methods to suspend life indefinitely.

Some other things!

Descriptive content, continous updates, and soundbites from industry professionals.

Descriptive, not prescriptive

When explaining content, we follow a descriptive approach, not prescriptive. In other words, we don’t tell you what specific tools or libraries you have to use to be successful. Rather, we focus on explaining a concept and employ certain libraries or tools to illustrate that concept.

React-focused with universal concepts

While the book is React-focused, it teaches universal concepts that transcend all web development frameworks. It's designed to enhance your understanding of building web applications that are scalable, maintainable, and adaptable, regardless of the specific technology stack.

Continous, frequent updates

Purchasing the e-book gives you access to all new content, edits, and improvements forever. In fact, we're currently working on adding three new chapters soon — Routing, User-centric API design, and React in 2024. Check out the Changelog to follow along on all the updates we'll make.

Soundbites from industry professionals

In the book, we share soundbites and thoughts from industry professionals. These soundbites are shared from start-up owners and software engineers who work at Doordash, Netflix, Spotify, and more.

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Front cover of physical book
Back cover of physical book
Contents of physical book

Industry nuggets

Nuggets of wisdom from industry professionals

Jem Young

Maxi Ferreira

Emma Bostian

Zeno Rocha

Francine Navarro

Jeffrey Peng

And others!

Freeze Standard 90205760 New | Deep

The engineers, who had grown attached to Echo, helped her unravel the mysteries of her past. Together, they uncovered clues that hinted at a life left behind – a family, friends, and a purpose. Echo's memories, like the frost that had preserved her, began to thaw, revealing a person both familiar and new.

Echo's revival was nothing short of miraculous. As she emerged from her frozen slumber, she was met with a world that was both familiar and strange. The engineers, now her only connection to humanity, helped her navigate the uncharted landscape of modern society. deep freeze standard 90205760 new

As she stepped out of the lab, into the bright sunlight, Echo smiled, feeling the chill of her cryogenic slumber slowly dissipate. She took a deep breath, savoring the world's renewed vibrancy, and began her journey anew, forever changed by her time in the deep freeze. The engineers, who had grown attached to Echo,

As the years went by, the lab was abandoned, and the chamber was left to gather dust. But the woman, code-named "Echo", remained preserved, her biological processes slowed to a near-halt. The scientists who had once worked on her had long since departed, leaving behind only cryptic notes and fragmented research. Echo's revival was nothing short of miraculous

But Echo's rebirth came with a price. Her memories, once sharp as a razor, were now shrouded in a thick, impenetrable fog. She recalled fragments of her past, but the specifics remained elusive. Her identity, once clear as crystal, had been reduced to a faint echo.

With each passing day, Echo's presence grew stronger, like a plant pushing through the ice. She began to see the world with fresh eyes, appreciating the beauty in its fragile, ephemeral nature. Her experience in the "Deep Freeze Standard 90205760 New" had given her a second chance, a new lease on life.

The chamber's logs indicated that Echo had been a test subject for a top-secret project aimed at developing advanced cryonic preservation techniques. The researchers had pushed the boundaries of science, experimenting with radical new methods to suspend life indefinitely.

Who we are

Heyo! We're Addy & Hassan — Engineers & Educators.

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AddyOsmani

I'm an engineering leader working on Google Chrome and I lead up Chrome's Developer Experience organization, helping reduce the friction for developers to build great user experiences.

HassanDjirdeh

I'm a senior software engineer and have built large production web applications at organizations like Doordash, Instacart, and Shopify.

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