Juan Manuel Allo Ron

Hi there, I'm Juan 👋

I'm a staff+ Software Engineer building engaging user experiences and always learning!

Passionate about web performance, React, and software architecture. I love everything web and beyond, and I'm always exploring new technologies and techniques.

Follow my blog for tales of design, development, and innovation.

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Revamping my blog with Astro

I've decided to move from Wordpress to a custom setup. I'll share why I made this choice and the insights I've gained in this blog post!

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Astro Themes and Templates to Power Your Next Build

Looking for themes and templates to style your Astro site? There are lots of great places to start. Save hours of aimless searching with my handpicked collection

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Unlocking Powerful Design: 3 Affordable Alternatives to Big Names

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Back in the game

I just came back from a trip and while I look for my new career opportunity I'll be sharing my journey here in my blog

Multiple options to deploy your web application

In this weekly digest I have compiled a list of tutorials to deploy your website or app into different hosting providers.

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What's all the hype about React Server Components?

A couple of weeks ago the React team announced React Server Components. In this article today I will explain what it is, why they came up with this strategy and how to get prepared for it.

Weekly Digest #12: on front-end interviews

Last week I published tons of resources on the technical interview process. Today I want to focus a little bit more on frontend. Here is a curated list of HTML, CSS, JS and system design questions.

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Tip: Watch out for null in default params

Defaults in function parameters is a feature that simplified my code a lot. But there is one caveat that we need to be aware of! Let’s start with an example:

Weekly Digest #11: On technical Interviews

Technical interviews are not a walk in the park! There are a lot of steps, challenges and pressure in a super competitive market. On the other hand, you should not be scared of the process…

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Tip: use Z

Aren’t you tired of always typing the same routes in the terminal? When I found z it changed my productivity. What’s z? A terminal command to help you quickly navigate across directories…

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Lazy loading images with Intersection Observer

Images play a huge role in loading performance. Websites loading tons of images upfront can be paying a high price in terms of user experience…

Weekly Digest #10: On Remix, Snowpack, Rome and Web-vitals

The never ending flow of innovation is what I love about the web. There are so many great ideas! In the past few months a lot of innovation happened and in this weekly digest I want to share the most important ones.

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