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2085

Why React Re-Renders

In React, we don't update the DOM directly, we tell React what we want the DOM to look like, and React tackles the rest. But how exactly does it do this? In this tutorial, we'll unpack exactly when and why React re-renders, and how we can use this information to optimize the performance of our React apps.

2095

IPFS and Their Gateways

The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is according to the Wikipedia description: "a protocol, hypermedia and file sharing peer-to-peer network for storing and sharing data in a distributed file system.". It works a little like bittorrent and you typically access content on it using a very long hash in an ipfs:// URL…