RobotSweater, developed by a research team in the Robotics Institute and shown here on a robotic arm, is a machine-knitted textile "skin" that can sense contact and pressure. (more…)

React Native continues on a development spree in late 2016. With an ambitious two-week release cycle, the framework makes rapid progress towards feature and performance parity with its native Android and iOS equivalents. At the same time, these quick rele...

react-static - ⚛️ 🚀 A progressive static-site framework for React. (more…)

Many people use Webpack because it's popular. create-react-app makes it even easier. But what if you prefer zero configuration? How minimal can your configuration for a React app get? This post contains my two favorite recipes for prototyping... (more…)

It’s in words that the magic is—Abracadabra, Open Sesame, and the rest—but the magic words in one story aren’t magical in the next. The real magic is to understand which words work, and when, and for what; the trick is to learn the trick. (more…)