Guides on when and why to pick one approach over another for testing and tooling. They walk through the reasoning behind each approach so you can choose the one that fits your project and its constraints.
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Strategy
Strategy
Framework-level thinking before you pick a pattern.
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Choosing a CSS Strategy
Decision framework for selecting between BEM, CSS-in-JS, Utility-first, and CSS Modules.
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Choosing a Frontend Framework
Decision framework for selecting between React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, and other frontend frameworks based on real-world criteria.
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Choosing a Networking Style for Realtime Apps
Decision framework for selecting between polling, Server-Sent Events, WebSockets, and CRDTs based on your application's realtime and collaboration requirements.
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Choosing a State Management Approach
Decision framework for selecting between local state, lifted state, dependency injection, and global state libraries based on application needs.
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Designing Component APIs
Decision framework for choosing between props, slots, render props, compound components, and other patterns when designing component interfaces.
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Testing Confidence Ladder
Strategy for stacking unit, integration, visual, and accessibility tests to cover modern frontends.
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