Styling React Components Talk
I recently gave a talk at our Cleveland React meetup group about different ways to style React components. I thought it'd be cool to share both the slides as well as the example code for the talk.
About
My name is Dan Ott
I am a freelance web developer. I've worked professionally in the web development field since 1999, and full-time since 2007. I count myself as one of those lucky few people who actually enjoy what they do.
Elsewhere on the internet
You can find me on GitHub, on Twitter, on Pinboard, CodePen or, occasionally, on Flickr.
Work
Professional
I've been an freelance developer for over ten years, specializing in front-end architecture and development. I have experience building sites using standards-compliant HTML and CSS, React (both SPA and integrated into existing legacy sites), and have built over 25 client sites using Craft CMS. Since 2007, I've worked almost exclusively with Sprokets, a collection of independent creative professionals.
Contact
I'm not currently accepting new contract work, but I'm always interested in what's going on. Hit me up any time at dan at this domain.
Thoughts
Practical React Hooks talk
In my hooks talk for the Cleveland React Meetup, I live-coded a conversion from a class-based app to one using hooks. I have published the code from the talk on GitHub.
This repo has branches containing each step along the way, from the basic class-based app to the completed thing.
Gatsby + Craft CMS = The Promised Land
I had been wanting to use Gatsby pretty much since I heard about it, and finally found some time to put it to use. Combining Gatsby (the 2.0 beta), Craft CMS, and CraftQL, I have arrived at the CMS+Progressive Web App Promised Land.
A Workaround for Nested Matrix fields in Craft CMS
A friend came to me wondering about how to pull off a nested Matrix situation in Craft CMS. What he wanted was to be able to use a Matrix field within another Matrix field, which is not possible at the moment. However, while talking about it with him, I came up with something that will work at least for his use-case.
A Reminder
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
William Shakespeare, As You Like It