Blog – kilian schrenk

Blazing Fast React Apps with AI: My Bolt.New Experiment

Recently, I had the chance to try out Bolt.New, and let me tell you, it’s a game-changer for quickly and easily setting up React applications with the power of AI. For a personal project, I wanted to build an app that would genuinely help me in my daily life – something I could actually use. My idea? A timer app specifically designed for my hangboard climbing training sessions.

Learnings from the A11y Udemy Tutorial

This post covers key takeaways from an accessibility (a11y) course on Udemy — including tools, best practices for semantic HTML, accessible forms, and how to support users with different disabilities. A great starting point for building more inclusive websites. 🌐💡

Key Takeaways from React Alicante 2024: Insights on GraphQL, Design Patterns, and Accessibility

On September 17th, 2024, I attended React Alicante, the international React.js conference held in Spain. It was a fantastic event filled with insightful talks, workshops, and lightning talks that covered a wide range of topics, from design patterns to accessibility and code review improvements. In this article, I’ll share my experience and key takeaways from the conference.

React Day Berlin 2023: Insights from TestJS Summit and React Conference

On December 7-8, 2023, I had the opportunity to attend React Day Berlin, which included the TestJS Summit on the first day and the React conference on the second. Both days were packed with insightful talks, highlighting the latest tools and techniques for building robust and performant web applications. Here are the highlights:

Redux Persist with Redux Toolkit

There is a very handy library called redux-persist that allows you to persist the global state of your application’s Redux store in local storage. This is particularly useful when your JavaScript application breaks on page reload, which often happens during development with hot module replacement.

This article explains how to integrate this library into your web application if you are using the Redux Toolkit. Redux Toolkit is an opinionated toolset for Redux development that provides excellent defaults, and it is my preferred way to set up the Redux store.