This retro-futuristic proof of concept will take you back to writing `$`. We'll explore a neat way of transforming modern React components into encapsulated jQuery UI widgets automatically as an homage to the old Internet.

I'm currently working on a project that allows the user to upload and reproduce long-ish audio files. I wanted to keep a cohesive look and allow the uploaders to bookmark timestamps on their audios and let the listeners jump between these chapters. It was time for me to create a custom audio player!

Imagine you have an App that allows you to open a new window with, let's say, a media player. You can play a video there, but you also want to be able to control the media player from the main window. But also, you want to reflect the state of the media player window. How the hell do you accomplish this. Well, let's take a stab at this, shall we?

imagine this: you have an inherited project in a very different framework, but you have to revamp it and build new features around it. You want to modernize the stack a little bit. The team agrees to go with React.