Updates to our VS Code extension
Our XState VS Code extension has now been installed 10k times! Install the extension yourself from inside VS Code or find the XState extension on the Open VSX Registry to enjoy the following new features.
Are you a React developer using XState to model your application logic? Perhaps you’ve heard of XState but have been looking for an easy way to try it out in one of your projects. If so, then I’d like to share with you a pattern I was introduced to when first diving into codebase at Stately, that of using custom machine hooks. This lightweight, reusable way to integrate XState into React components is a delight to work with and I think you might like it as much as I do!
On top of our usual minor improvements and bug fixes, we’ve got great new features to share with you in July!
XState can be used wherever JavaScript runs, whether on the backend or frontend. Because the code it creates can be visualized, it’s great at handling complex use cases - being able to see what a complex piece of code does can be extremely useful.
Let’s look at each use case one-by-one.
Our latest update to the XState VS Code extension has made it easy to enable file nesting for typegen files. But what is file nesting?
We’ve had a busy month and have plenty to share with you this June!
What’s new to XState and Stately for May 2022?
A few weeks ago we uploaded a new video to the Stately YouTube channel showing how you can build basic video player functionality using XState and Stately tools. You can watch the video below or use the chapter links to jump to the chapter you want to watch.
This week we’ve added our Roadmap to the XState documentation.
Many of you have requested a roadmap to help you determine if it’s the right time to integrate XState and Stately tools into your team’s workflow. We’ve added a simple Roadmap so you know what we’re currently working on and what features are coming up soon.
We’re hiring for a frontend engineer, backend engineer, developer advocate and product designer at Stately. You can check out the Careers at Stately page on Notion.