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React Login Series - Building a Login Feature | 7 Part Series

A production-style authentication system built with React, Tailwind, using localStorage, API abstraction, and full testing coverage.

6 min read · 2025

Building a Studio Booking App

Ever want to build a booking app and see what is under the hood of such a system?

4 min read · 2025

Login Series Adding a Password Strength Meter in React | Part 2c

Layering password strength validation into reusable auth components

11 min read · January 02, 2026

2026 · react auth validation ui-components ux · react-posts auth react-login-series
JSX vs TSX — When to Use Each (and Why We Often Mix Them)

Understanding why modern React apps mix JS, JSX, and TSX — and when TypeScript actually pays off.

6 min read · January 02, 2026

2026 · react javascript typescript frontend
Getting Started with React: A Modern Step-by-Step Guide

A practical tutorial for creating a React app using modern tooling like Vite, hooks, and functional components.

8 min read · January 02, 2026

2026 · react javascript frontend vite web-development · frontend
React Login Series - Managing State & Side Effects | Part 3

In this Part of the series we look at the useAuth React Hook to manage state and effects

15 min read · December 27, 2025

2025 · react login authentication auth UI · react-posts auth react-login-series
React Login Series - Design and Integrate Tailwind UI | Part 2d

This step continues on the Login Feature convertion of Tailwind UI page components required for the login/registration feature.

23 min read · December 23, 2025

2025 · react login signup authentication auth UI tailwind UI · react-posts auth react-login-series