Responsive article-preview-component using React, TypeScript, Tailwind

Solution retrospective
I’m proud of implementing a custom popover system with dynamic positioning logic, including flip behavior and responsive layout adjustments, all without relying on external positioning libraries. I also handled escape key and outside click closing manually, which helped me better understand how popovers work under the hood.
Next time, I would consider using transform: translate(...) instead of top/left for smoother, GPU-accelerated transitions. I'd also like to extract reusable popover primitives/hooks that can be used across different components.
What challenges did you encounter, and how did you overcome them?The biggest challenge was positioning the popover dynamically to avoid viewport overflow. I had to compute available space and implement flip logic manually. Ensuring the arrow stayed properly aligned with the button during resizing and flip transitions was also tricky.
To overcome this, I used ResizeObserver, getBoundingClientRect, and a combination of custom hooks and utilities (updatePopoverPosition, positionArrow).
What specific areas of your project would you like help with?Any feedback is welcome.
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- P@samirtamang33
Great Job 👍
- @fisherstack
Wow that's excellent ! I came to the principle of tooltip too, but you seem to have a smart markup imbrication i didn't thought of. In fact, i don't get it all yet : i'll have to study your solution ! ... after my headache is gone ^^'
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