Time to Hack - Frontend Programming in JavaScript, HTML & CSS ⚡️ is a learning resource and guide offering programming tricks and insightful articles for FrontEnd, BackEnd or FullStack Developer / Hacker.

Its main functionalities revolve around providing technical guides and best practices across major web development domains:

1. ReactJS Best Practices

The resource offers specific guidance on improving React workflows:

• Code Streamlining: Details how to stop using the standard React.Fragment component in favor of a simple tweak for cleaner code and easier debugging.

• State Management: Explains when to use the useReducer hook to declutter applications and improve understanding, especially when a component is "cluttered with too many useState".

• Hooks Architecture: Clarifies when NOT to create a hook, addressing common misunderstandings associated with React hooks.

• Redux Structure: Argues why it is Better to spread the Reducer in Files rather than using a Single File Reducer among multiple ways to arrange redux elements.

2. TypeScript and Code Organization

It provides methods for managing scalability and design systems:

• Type Management: Demonstrates how to organize TypeScript types with Namespaces to boost productivity when a project starts to scale.

• Design Systems: Highlights the Benefits of using TS Generics in Design Systems to achieve a better developer experience.

3. Infrastructure, Docker, and DevOps

The resource covers containerization and deployment strategies:

• Docker Fundamentals: Explains Containerization & Docker Fundamentals, describing how they solve the "works on my computer" problem.

• Docker Volumes: Provides a deep dive into Understanding Docker Volumes and their configuration options for higher productivity.

• Secure Dockerization: Offers instructions on how to Dockerize a PHP app with Apache on HTTPS, including enabling HTTPS on localhost.

• CI/CD: Details how to achieve Continuous Deployment on DigitalOcean Droplets with Gitlab CI Pipelines.

• Dynamic Builds: Shows how to dynamically configure Docker Image builds by passing values, since Docker builds cannot receive environment variables the same way container execution can.

4. General Frontend/Web Development

Guidance is provided across HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and related frameworks:

• JavaScript Type Conversion: Explores different Ways to convert String to Number in JS.

• HTML Forms: Covers the process of Submitting Single Form to different Actions in HTML5.

• CSS/UX Hacks: Provides a CSS & JS Hack regarding touch devices, specifically addressing the question "Can I use hover on Touch Devices?" and recommending pointer media queries for better UX.

• Webpack Fixes: Offers a guide on Fixing WebpackChunkName for Dynamic Imports when they are not working with Babel. It also covers customizing Webpack's style-loader to preserve styles on page reload for 3rd-party app integration.

5. JAMStack, Tools, and Productivity

The publication includes advice on related technologies and professional practices:

• JAMStack Strategy: Discusses use cases and When NOT to choose Next.js.

• API Integration: Provides a tutorial on Showing Top GitHub Repos with Netlify Functions and integrating the resulting API into a React+Tailwind UI.

• Analytics Alternatives: Explains Why I chose Splitbee as replacement of Google Analytics (noting that Splitbee also replaces Google Optimize).

• Learning & Practice: Lists Practice Project Ideas for Frontend Developers for skill enhancement, such as building a CRUD app, social dashboard, or component library.

• Code Review: Provides 3 Basic Tips for faster Code Reviews.

• Alternative Browsers: Suggests Chrome Alternative Browsers to checkout in 2024.

• Linux Tooling: Explains how to use the Linux command tree to determine directory size on systems without a GUI.