How to shift your mindset when you broke your code — I recently released a major update to a web application I work on. The update included numerous new features as well as upgrades to most of the libraries used in the application. Naturally, an update of this size came with a few bugs reported by customers after it was released…

A brief explanation to tell void apart from undefined or null — While looking at TypeScript code, you may have come across the void return type. It’s most commonly seen as a return type to functions. I don’t see it used very often, but I’ve found it to be a helpful addition to my own coding style. According to the TypeScript…

The interesting history behind calling a function before declaring it — Hoisting is one of a few features in JavaScript that make no sense without context. It's important to understand how it works because it often comes up in interviews. In learning about hoisting, you learn about how JavaScript executes code, allocates memory, and the differences in how functions are created. …

And tips to help you complete the installation — Chia released their new standard for NFTs last week. I’ve had time to go over the initial release and test out all the available endpoints. I wanted to give some thoughts on the overall process and some questions I have for future releases. All my information comes from a Chia…

A brief guide to creating the perfect environment — A few weeks ago, I was tasked with integrating a third-party module with one of our applications. It was an application that needed to be loaded via a script tag in our HTML, similar to how you would load Google analytics. Once the page loads and the scripts are fetched…

And why these skills may become rare as remote work becomes the norm — Working remotely has its benefits. Despite the perks, there are some skills I’m glad to have developed in an office. I have been working remotely for a while now and have had time to observe the differences in how junior developers who start remotely work. So, I’ve put together a…

Values first, then functions, and the 5-property limit — Over the past 3 years of using TypeScript with React, I’ve found a number of helpful habits when it comes to creating property interfaces. Most of the recommendations I have won't revolutionize your components. They aim to make component properties easy to read. When interfaces follow uniform standards, you save…

These will help you get even more out of TypeScript — I get a lot of value from using TypeScript in my web applications. When I first started as a developer I worked with a statically typed backend language. It was a no-brainer for me to use TypeScript when I got more involved in the frontend ecosystem. I took those lessons…

Not all copies in JavaScript are the same. This can be a confusing concept to new developers when they come across it. When you copy a variable in JavaScript, it's classified as either a shallow or deep copy. Not knowing the difference between the two or how they get created…