Programming

Challenges with React 16 upgrades

We have been using React for 3 years at Recruiterbox. We faced a lot of challenges during the update of react 16 mainly due to legacy code and the number of files (3000+) we have.

React 16 upgrade overview:

Make source code live longer

It’s not about just making it work, It’s about how long it stays.

When I started writing source code a few years back I had only one focus, get the shit done. After working on building multiple products and features, I realized there is more than…

Getting onboard one step at a time

Developers with varying background and experience levels join us, so we have to tailor the pace on how each one of us gets onboard. We broadly follow these steps but vary the pace.