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.

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!