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Sidney Alcantara

Sidney Alcantara

Samsung’s ViewFinity S9 27″ 5K could be a great monitor — if it had reliable software

2,500 words for those as pedantic about high-density displays as I am

Sep 18, 2023

The Samsung monitor on the left, with a 16″ M1 MacBook Pro connected to its right.

Sep 18, 2023

Sidney Alcantara
in
Better Programming

How to Add Hotlink Protection to Your Web Fonts With Netlify Edge Functions and Deno

Because the people crafting quality typefaces deserve to be paid

May 4, 2023

WOFF2 file with a lock icon superimposed on the top-right

May 4, 2023

Sidney Alcantara
in
Better Programming

How and Why You Should Store React UI State in the URL

Deep linking in React, as simple as useState

Dec 9, 2021

Diagram showing React state being reflected in the rendered UI as a modal opens, and in the URL as a hash parameter

Dec 9, 2021

Sidney Alcantara
in
Bootcamp

UI design trends of today and how to apply them in your apps

From outline icons to switch designs, the UIs of major OSes are all starting to look similar.

Nov 23, 2021

Preview of article content: Windows 11 right-click menu, toggle button, design, Windows 11 dialog, outline icons, toggle designs in iOS and Android, Segoe UI Variable optical sizes, and Material You wallpaper-based personalization.

Nov 23, 2021

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in
Better Programming

We Refactored 10K Lines of Code in Our Open Source React Project

Know the how, the when, and the why behind our refactoring

Feb 8, 2021

Diagram of the article’s main point: Restructured code led to better code reuse and fewer lines.

Feb 8, 2021

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in
Better Programming

How to useRef to Fix React Performance Issues

And how we stopped our React context from re-rendering everything

Nov 23, 2020

Diagram of the article’s main idea: update a sibling component’s state via a ref

Nov 23, 2020

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in
The Startup

How We Built Our Virtual Live Event Platform With Firestore and Firetable

Behind the scenes from Antler’s virtual Demo Day

Sep 17, 2020

How We Built Our Virtual Live Event Platform With Firestore and Firetable

Sep 17, 2020

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in
The Startup

Gatsby won against Next.js in this head-to-head

I made the same web app in Gatsby and Next.js and found Gatsby performed better

Apr 24, 2020

Gatsby won against Next.js in this head-to-head

Apr 24, 2020

Sidney Alcantara

Lessons from becoming a web developer at 18

Almost a year ago, I started my first proper job as a web developer at 2hats: a Sydney startup that connects work-ready university…

Jul 29, 2019

A photo of me typing on a MacBook

Jul 29, 2019

Sidney Alcantara

How I (accidentally) started my web developer career at 18

Developing a passion, enduring an interview from hell, and finding an opportunity by luck

Jul 29, 2019

A photo of me typing on a MacBook

Jul 29, 2019

Sidney Alcantara

Sidney Alcantara

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Design engineer • Learn more about me: https://sidney.me/?ref=Medium • Follow me on Mastodon: https://indieweb.social/@notsidney

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