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⚛️ Maintaining TanStack Query 🔮 https://query.gg 👨‍💻 Design Engineering @sentry.io 📚 Blog at https://tkdodo.eu 🇦🇹 Vienna, Austria 👧👦 Father of two

TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogAug 18, 2026
Reliable Query Prefetching with TanStack Router
Prefetching in route loaders is great, but comes at a cost. We have to keep loaders in-sync with components...
ReactJsTanStack Router
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogMay 26, 2026
TanStack Router and Query
TanStack Router has a built-in cache, so why would we need TanStack Query? There are, of course, reasons ...
ReactJsTanStack Router
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogApr 13, 2026
The Vertical Codebase
Let's take a look at why the common, horizontal code structure is not ideal, where it breaks down, and what we can do about it.
FrontendArchitecture
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogMar 23, 2026
Test IDs are an a11y smell
Users don't use data-testid, so why do your tests?
Design SystemTesting
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogFeb 23, 2026
Creating Query Abstractions
Building reusable abstractions on top of libraries that rely on type inference can be deceptively difficult, which is why we need better ways to build those abstractions ...
ReactJsReact Query
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogJan 2, 2026
Building Type-Safe Compound Components
Compound Components are great, but should be type-safe. No, this isn't about the children prop ...
Design SystemAPI Design
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogDec 26, 2025
2025 in Review
A retrospective on what has happened for me in 2025
PersonalYear in Review
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogDec 1, 2025
Designing Design Systems
I want to write more about what makes a good design system. This is the unstructured list of principles I think matter.
Design SystemAPI Design
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogNov 24, 2025
Omit for Discriminated Unions in TypeScript
Why TypeScript’s built-in Omit breaks discriminated unions, and how a distributive version preserves them.
TypeScriptReactJs
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogNov 17, 2025
Tooltip Components Should Not Exist
A look at why tooltip components are often the wrong abstraction in design systems, leading to accessibility issues, misuse, and inconsistent user experiences.
ReactJsDesign System
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogOct 12, 2025
Context Inheritance in TanStack Router
An overview of how TanStack Router automatically shares and infers path params, search params, and context between nested routes in a type-safe way.
ReactJsTanStack Router
TkDodo's blog
TkDodo's blogSep 1, 2025
Deriving Client State from Server State
How to use derived state in React to keep client state and server data aligned without manual sync or effects.
ReactJsReact Query