Dan Abramov's posts

A Social Filesystem - Dan Abramov
2026-01-18

Formats over apps.
Introducing RSC Explorer - Dan Abramov
2025-12-19

My new hobby project.
Hire Me in Japan - Dan Abramov
2025-11-11

I'm looking for a new job.
How to Fix Any Bug - Dan Abramov
2025-10-21

The joys of vibecoding.
Where It's at:// - Dan Abramov
2025-10-02

From handles to hosting.
Open Social - Dan Abramov
2025-09-26

The protocol is the API.
A Lean Syntax Primer - Dan Abramov
2025-09-02

Programming with proofs.
Beyond Booleans - Dan Abramov
2025-08-16

What is the type of 2 + 2 = 4?
$The Math Is Haunted - Dan Abramov$

The Math Is Haunted - Dan Abramov
2025-07-30

A taste of Lean.
Suppressions of Suppressions - Dan Abramov
2025-06-11

I heard you like linting.
I'm Doing a Little Consulting - Dan Abramov
2025-06-11

Personal update post.
How Imports Work in RSC - Dan Abramov
2025-06-05

A layered module system.
RSC for LISP Developers - Dan Abramov
2025-06-01

Quoting for modules.
Progressive JSON - Dan Abramov
2025-05-31

Why streaming isn't enough.
Why Does RSC Integrate with a Bundler? - Dan Abramov
2025-05-30

One does not simply serialize a module.
One Roundtrip Per Navigation - Dan Abramov
2025-05-29

What do HTML, GraphQL, and RSC have in common?
Static as a Server - Dan Abramov
2025-05-08

You wouldn't download a site.
RSC for Astro Developers - Dan Abramov
2025-05-06

Islands, but make it fractal.
Functional HTML - Dan Abramov
2025-05-02

Tags on both sides.
What Does "use client" Do? - Dan Abramov
2025-04-25

Two worlds, two doors.
Impossible Components - Dan Abramov
2025-04-22

Composing across the stack.
JSX Over The Wire - Dan Abramov
2025-04-16

Turning your API inside-out.
React for Two Computers - Dan Abramov
2025-04-09

Two things, one origin.
The Two Reacts - Dan Abramov
2024-01-04

UI = f(data)(state)
A Chain Reaction - Dan Abramov
2023-12-11

The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.
npm audit: Broken by Design - Dan Abramov
2021-07-07

Found 99 vulnerabilities (84 moderately irrelevant, 15 highly irrelevant)
Before You memo() - Dan Abramov
2021-02-23

Rendering optimizations that come naturally.
The WET Codebase - Dan Abramov
2020-07-13

Come waste your time with me.
Goodbye, Clean Code - Dan Abramov
2020-01-11

Let clean code guide you. Then let it go.
My Decade in Review - Dan Abramov
2020-01-01

A personal reflection.
What Are the React Team Principles? - Dan Abramov
2019-12-25

UI Before API.
On let vs const - Dan Abramov
2019-12-22

So which one should I use?
What Is JavaScript Made Of? - Dan Abramov
2019-12-20

Getting a closure on JavaScript.
How Does the Development Mode Work? - Dan Abramov
2019-08-04

Dead code elimination by convention.
Algebraic Effects for the Rest of Us - Dan Abramov
2019-07-21

They’re not burritos.
Preparing for a Tech Talk, Part 3: Content - Dan Abramov
2019-07-10

Turning an idea into a talk.
Name It, and They Will Come - Dan Abramov
2019-03-25

A change starts with a story.
Writing Resilient Components - Dan Abramov
2019-03-16

Four principles to set you on the right path.
A Complete Guide to useEffect - Dan Abramov
2019-03-09

Effects are a part of your data flow.
How Are Function Components Different from Classes? - Dan Abramov
2019-03-03

They’re a whole different Pokémon.
Coping with Feedback - Dan Abramov
2019-03-02

Sometimes I can’t fall asleep.
Fix Like No One’s Watching - Dan Abramov
2019-02-15

The other kind of technical debt.
Making setInterval Declarative with React Hooks - Dan Abramov
2019-02-04

How I learned to stop worrying and love refs.
React as a UI Runtime - Dan Abramov
2019-02-02

An in-depth description of the React programming model.
Why Isn’t X a Hook? - Dan Abramov
2019-01-26

Just because we can, doesn’t mean we should.
The “Bug-O” Notation - Dan Abramov
2019-01-25

What is the 🐞(n) of your API?
Preparing for a Tech Talk, Part 2: What, Why, and How - Dan Abramov
2019-01-07

We need to go deeper.
The Elements of UI Engineering - Dan Abramov
2018-12-30

What makes UI engineering difficult?
Things I Don’t Know as of 2018 - Dan Abramov
2018-12-28

We can admit our knowledge gaps without devaluing our expertise.
Preparing for a Tech Talk, Part 1: Motivation - Dan Abramov
2018-12-26

Here’s my recipe for a good talk idea.
Why Do React Hooks Rely on Call Order? - Dan Abramov
2018-12-13

Lessons learned from mixins, render props, HOCs, and classes.
Optimized for Change - Dan Abramov
2018-12-12

What makes a great API?
How Does setState Know What to Do? - Dan Abramov
2018-12-09

Dependency injection is nice if you don’t have to think about it.
My Wishlist for Hot Reloading - Dan Abramov
2018-12-08

I don't want a lot for Christmas. There is just one thing I need.
Why Do React Elements Have a $$typeof Property? - Dan Abramov
2018-12-03

It has something to do with security.
How Does React Tell a Class from a Function? - Dan Abramov
2018-12-02

We talk about classes, new, instanceof, prototype chains, and API design.
Why Do We Write super(props)? - Dan Abramov
2018-11-30

There’s a twist at the end.