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Chris Bongers

Looking to get into development? As a full-stack developer I guide you on this journey and give you bite sized tips every single day 👊

Aug 15, 2022

Browser extensions - spicing it up with React

Now that we have our Browser extension up and running with Tailwind CSS and Parcel let's look at how we can make it more interactive. You can choose any framework you are familiar with. I decided to go with React for this one. The idea is to add Reac...

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#browsers #html5 #reactjs #beginners #web-development

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Ákos Kőműves

Full-Stack Developer and Writer

Oct 11, 2022

Thanks for sharing this, Chris!

I'm building a browser extension that manipulates the DOM on Twitter.com.

How would you approach something like this with a React-based browser extension?

Chris Bongers

Looking to get into development? As a full-stack developer I guide you on this journey and give you bite sized tips every single day 👊

Oct 11, 2022

Hey Akos,

Depending on the size of the extension yeah would probably go with React. You can set the permissions to be only on Twitter and inject on then.

The pro about React is that it's a bit more flexible to make changes.

Do let me know if you want to discuss it in person, happy to help where possible.

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Ákos Kőműves

Full-Stack Developer and Writer

Oct 11, 2022

Thanks Chris Bongers!

I started with plain JavaScript and found manipulating the existing DOM exceptionally hard.

Twitter classes are obfuscated, and the layout is complex. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Chris Bongers

Looking to get into development? As a full-stack developer I guide you on this journey and give you bite sized tips every single day 👊

Oct 12, 2022

Ákos Kőműves Oh yes 100% it also changes over time 🤯