React: Hook before you leapI first learned React through class components and functional components, liberally salting and peppering my web app with “this.state”…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
How come everything is free?I typed “free” into unsplash and this hilarious picture came up. That’s me typing npm…Jul 14, 2021Jul 14, 2021
WEBPACK: can you believe how much I can get away with not knowing???I think I’ve used a webpack starter kit about four times now. Before each project I said to myself “I’m gonna try to actually understand…Jul 1, 2021Jul 1, 2021
bracket notation: why is my brain broken?I’m afraid these posts are already turning into me just complaining about hard concepts.Jun 10, 2021Jun 10, 2021
projects and group dynamicsFirst off — I love choosing the pic at the top of each of these posts. I suspect they are trite and forgettable, but I do put a lot of…Jun 5, 2021Jun 5, 2021
Array Prototype Methods: A love storyBefore I can understand anything complicated— I need a clear, concise foundation. I don’t think I’m alone in this need.Jun 4, 2021Jun 4, 2021
I’m making myself like TDDRight now, if I’m honest, I don’t like testing. It feels like a waste of time. And i feel like I’m writing the same code twice. But —…Jun 2, 2021Jun 2, 2021