Chak Shun Yu

I like React, Node, CLIs, Storybook, and food! 🍟

Rotterdam, The Netherlands Joined on Jul 25, 2018 https://chakshunyu.com/

Education

Masters Computer Science, Delft University of Technology (Graduated Nov 2018)

Work

React Software Engineer at Mendix

storybook

Interactive UI component dev & test: React, React Native, Vue, Angular

Fork JavaScript

I'm currently mainly focused on frontend development using React.

I was a contributor to Storybook and also one of the maintainers of the Dutch translations for the official React docs.

I'm open for any casual talk about either React, Node, other JS frameworks, food (yes please), Open Source, career-related topics or anything you really want to talk about.

21 posts published

7 comments written

11 tags followed

Chak Shun Yu

Apr 22 '22

How To Create More Intuitive Styling Using CSS border-box Box Model

#react #css #webdev #programming

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Chak Shun Yu

Apr 22 '22

Multiline Text Truncation With CSS line-clamp

#react #css #webdev #programming

4 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Mar 8 '22

A Fundamental Guide To React Suspense

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

6 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Feb 20 '22

An Introductory Guide To Concurrent Rendering

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

6 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Feb 7 '22

5 Reasons React Is Still Worth It To Pick Up In 2022

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

4 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Feb 1 '22

Top React Development Trends for 2022

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

6 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Jan 17 '22

Do You Need To Master JavaScript Before Learning React?

#react #javascript #beginners #webdev

3 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Oct 3 '21

My Simple Checklist For Well Tested React Components

#beginners #react #testing #javascript

6 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Oct 17 '21

Are Your Pull Requests Hard To Review? 5 Tips To Make Them Easier

#beginners #codequality #codereview #career

8 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Oct 20 '21

How To Write Readable React Content States

#beginners #react #javascript #readability

9 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Jul 6 '21

3 Levels of Mocking a React Hook: Control and Effort against Representability

#react #javascript #testing #programming

9 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Jun 4 '21

Why Pair Programming Should Be Part of Every Team Dynamic

#programming #productivity #career #beginners

8 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Apr 20 '21

How To Mock Only One Function From A Module In Jest

#beginners #testing #programming #javascript

5 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Mar 13 '21

Do you take breaks?

#discuss #beginners #learning #career

4 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Feb 23 '21

What am I doing it for?

#discuss #beginners #learning #career

3 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Feb 8 '21

Is my plan concretely actionable?

#discuss #beginners #career #learning

5 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Jan 26 '21

Do I have a plan?

#discuss #beginners #learning #career

4 min read

Chak Shun Yu

May 22 '20

Think About Your Reviewers

#beginners #career #learning #reflection

5 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Jan 19 '20

Your Code Doesn't Have to Be Perfect

#beginners #learning #career #webdev

5 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Jan 5 '20

Why I'll definitely use mapDispatchToProps in Redux

#webdev #testing #react #redux

4 min read

Chak Shun Yu

Mar 18 '19

What, Why, and How I Will Learn From My First Developer Job

#discuss #beginners #career #webdev

3 min read

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How To Create More Intuitive Styling Using CSS border-box Box Model

Want to connect with Chak Shun Yu?

Multiline Text Truncation With CSS line-clamp

A Fundamental Guide To React Suspense

An Introductory Guide To Concurrent Rendering

5 Reasons React Is Still Worth It To Pick Up In 2022

Top React Development Trends for 2022

Do You Need To Master JavaScript Before Learning React?

My Simple Checklist For Well Tested React Components

Are Your Pull Requests Hard To Review? 5 Tips To Make Them Easier

How To Write Readable React Content States

3 Levels of Mocking a React Hook: Control and Effort against Representability

Why Pair Programming Should Be Part of Every Team Dynamic

How To Mock Only One Function From A Module In Jest

Do you take breaks?

What am I doing it for?

Is my plan concretely actionable?

Do I have a plan?

Think About Your Reviewers

Your Code Doesn't Have to Be Perfect

Why I'll definitely use mapDispatchToProps in Redux

What, Why, and How I Will Learn From My First Developer Job