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React development

React, built so the next team can still work on it.

React built the boring way: clear state boundaries, components documented well enough to reuse, bundles measured rather than assumed, and rendering chosen to suit the page. It should be handed to another team without an apology.

Overview

React, the way we do it

React is the safest default for most interfaces, and the easiest thing in the world to build badly. The failure is rarely the library: it is state spread across forty components, a bundle nobody has looked at since launch, and a codebase only its author can change. The result is a product that is slow to load and slow to add to.

We build React the boring way. Clear state boundaries, components documented well enough to reuse, bundles measured rather than assumed, and rendering chosen to suit the page rather than the fashion. It should be handed to another team without an apology.

What's included

What you actually get

  • Component libraries your developers can build on, not just consume
  • Bundle size and load time measured on a mid-range phone
  • Server rendering where a page needs to be found, client where it does not
  • Right-to-left Arabic handled in the components, not patched over
  • TypeScript throughout, so a change breaks the build rather than production

How we work

Five steps, no surprises

  1. 01

    We talk

    A call or a WhatsApp thread. You tell us what is not working; we tell you honestly whether we are the right people.

  2. 02

    We scope it

    A written plan with what you get, what it costs and how long it takes. Fixed, so there are no surprises later.

  3. 03

    We build it

    You see it as it goes, not at the end. Changes are cheap while it is still being built.

  4. 04

    We put it live

    On infrastructure we set up and secure, tested before the launch date.

  5. 05

    We keep it running

    Updates, monitoring and someone who answers. Most clients stay on a monthly agreement.

Questions

About react

React or Angular?

React if you want the larger hiring pool and more freedom in the architecture; Angular if you want more decided for you and a stricter house style. We build in both and will tell you which suits your team rather than which we prefer.

Can you join a React project already underway?

Yes. We start by reading it and telling you what we find, including if the honest answer is that it needs restructuring before features get added.

Do you use Next.js?

Where server rendering earns its keep, which is most public-facing sites. For an internal dashboard behind a login it usually does not, and plain React is simpler to run.

Tell us what you have in mind.

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