Nadia Makarevich
adevnadia.bsky.social
Nadia Makarevich
@adevnadia.bsky.social
📝 DeveloperWay: http://www.developerway.com
📘 Advanced React book: http://www.advanced-react.com
📘 Web Performance Fundamentals: https://www.getwebperf.com
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Finally! The "Web Performance Fundamentals", my second book, is available on Amazon for all the old-school fans of paper books. 🎉

Grab it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7L837V
The ebook is here: www.getwebperf.com
React Server Components: do they improve performance or make it worse?

If your answer is “I’ve no idea 😅,” I wrote a deep-dive to answer that! Experiments and real numbers, CSR vs SSR vs RSC, same app + test setup.

Focus: initial load + data fetching.

www.developerway.com/posts/react-...
React Server Components: Do They Really Improve Performance?
A data-driven comparison of CSR, SSR, and RSC under the same app and test setup, focusing on initial-load performance and the impact of client- vs server-side data fetching (including Streaming + Susp...
www.developerway.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Another much-requested article for you! If you're confused on which state management solution you should use (Redux, Zustand, Context, etc.,) I've got you covered 😉

If you have a different opinion on the topic, please share! Would love to compare notes ☺️

www.developerway.com/posts/react-...
React State Management in 2025: What You Actually Need
Learn how to manage state in modern React apps, what is remote, URL, local, and shared state, and when you actually need a state management library.
www.developerway.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Reposted by Nadia Makarevich
performance.now() is coming!

@adevnadia.bsky.social will provide a deep dive into the new React Server Components. How does the app render in the browser? What are their performance implications? How do they compare to traditional SSR and CSR techniques?

perfnow.nl/speakers.htm...
performance.now(); 30th and 31st of October, Amsterdam
On 30th and 31st of October, 2025, the sixth edition of performance.now() will take place in Amsterdam—a single track conference, covering today’s most important web performance insights.
perfnow.nl
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Kicked off the "Testimonials" section for the "Web Performance Fundamentals" book (www.getwebperf.com) with very lovely feedback from the early readers.

"Detailed", "on topic", and "simple" are the general themes of the feedback so far :)
August 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
New long-awaited article coming your way! 📝

Have you ever wondered why we need Context/Redux/Zustand in React, and why we don't use Local Storage instead of them? The article has an answer!

www.developerway.com/posts/local-...
Can We Use Local Storage Instead of Context-Redux-Zustand?
Why do we need Context/Redux/Zustand in React, what is the purpose of Local Storage, its limitations, and when to use it.
www.developerway.com
August 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Finally! The "Web Performance Fundamentals", my second book, is available on Amazon for all the old-school fans of paper books. 🎉

Grab it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7L837V
The ebook is here: www.getwebperf.com
July 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Quick reminder: my new book is available for purchase, and the 30% launch discount code (**WEBPERF30**) is still valid!

Even better, it's also valid for the first book, in case you'd like a complete set.

Links 🧵👇🏼
July 7, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's happening! The "Web Performance Fundamentals" is live, grab it here: getwebperf.com

Made with love for #react developers 😅

#javascript #frontend #performance
June 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Final version of the cover!

Also, finally deployed the website with the JoinWaitlist button: www.getwebperf.com.

Subscribe not to miss the official announcement and the launch discount code 😉

Expect the email next Monday!

#react #frontend #javascript
June 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is happening and pretty soon! The new book is coming, final polish in progress.

In the meantime, which title do you like best?

"Beyond Re-renders
Web Performance Fundamentals for React Developers"

"Web Performance Fundamentals
Profile & Optimize React Web Apps"

🧵👇🏼
June 12, 2025 at 4:48 AM
New #react #performance investigation, anyone? This time, trying to answer a very existential question 🙈

What is better from the performance perspective: Tailwind or Linaria? 🤔

www.developerway.com/posts/tailwi...
Tailwind vs Linaria: Performance Investigation
Investigating performance of Tailwind vs Linaria frameworks, with a focus on initial load and interaction performance.
www.developerway.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Deep-dive #performance investigation to start the week, anyone? Everything you wanted to know about SSR in #react and probably more! ☺️

The article includes 🧵👇🏼

www.developerway.com/posts/ssr-de...
SSR Deep Dive for React Developers
Explore step-by-step how Server-Side Rendering (SSR), pre-rendering, hydration, and Static Site Generation (SSG) work in React, their costs, performance impact, benefits, and trade-offs.
www.developerway.com
March 17, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Who loves big discounts on useful things? I'm running yet another 20% discount week on the Advanced React book!

Some nice things people have to say about the book in the carousel.

www.advanced-react.com

Also, there is a secret code for more discount 👇🏼
February 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by Nadia Makarevich
To improve INP on two pages (estimated save: 200K$/year), with less than 3 months available, tons of data, a dedicated team, and complete freedom, we improved Preply Next.js application's INP!

medium.com/preply-engin...

👇
bsky.app
February 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Have you ever stared at a #performance Flame Graph in DevTools in desperation?

Those graphs 📊 look very cool and important, but making sense of them is always a struggle.

The new article tries to help with that ☺️ You'll learn 👇🏼

www.developerway.com/posts/client...
Client-Side Rendering in Flame Graphs
Intro to Performance Flame Graphs. Learn how to read and extract useful info from performance flame graphs while exploring how the Client-Side rendering works in React applications.
www.developerway.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Are y'all up for some intense reading about #performance? I have a new article! In fact, it's not even an article but more of a mini-course in article format. It even has a study project and some homework to qualify! 😅

www.developerway.com/posts/initia...
Initial load performance for React developers: investigative deep dive
Exploring Core Web Vitals, Chrome performance panel, what initial load performance is, which metrics measure it, and how cache control and different networking conditions influence it.
www.developerway.com
January 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Random thought keeps bugging me with all this AI hype.

Of all the things that developers are doing at work, why are they the most excited about tools that replace coding with AI prompts?

Since when do developers hate coding and love writing? 🤔
January 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Tiny book update for those of you who's not in holiday mode already🎄

I finally extracted everything I wanted to write about into a proper structure. The draft name is "Advanced React Part 2: Beyond React".

Does the structure make sense? Anything missing or not necessary?
December 23, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Advanced React book is on sale with a 30% discount until the end of the calendar year!

There is also a secret way to turn it into 50% for those who pay attention to details on the website 🙈

www.advanced-react.com
Advanced React - Book and Video Course
Advanced React concepts, strategies, techniques, deep dive investigations, that will take your React knowledge to the next level.
www.advanced-react.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:36 AM