I made the original animation for this site when I was using Hugo, but it's taken some time to refactor to React. Here's the story of how I achieved that.
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› Read more of "Creating my homepage animation"In the January 2020 issue of Net Magazine, we walked through how to use React testing library to write basic unit tests for your React components. In this article I'm going to dive a little deeper and show how to write tests for some code that fetches data from an API.
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› Read more of "How to test JavaScript API Calls"Webiny is a new CMS in the market, one that seeks to compete with other well-established headless CMS platforms and existing apps. But I've also come to enjoy using it for another reason...
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› Read more of "Learning serverless with Webiny"When you build something, how long do you expect it to last? Whilst it might be easy to think about the things we create as our legacy to the world, that might not be the case when it comes to our online creations ...
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› Read more of "On website longevity"Typecheck should only run against the code you write for your project, but I found it's not that obvious to configure that...
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› Read more of "How to scope Typecheck to your project folder"Want production-ready code without going to production first? This article shows how it's possible with React Testing Library. This article was originally published in Net Magazine.
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› Read more of "Published Article: Unit Test your React apps"I've been slowly perfecting a recipe for ramen that I can quickly make at home for a quick meal. If you too like that sort of thing ... here's my hopefully simple recipe!
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› Read more of "A recipe for quick and dirty ramen"This year has solidified my JavaScript knowledge, and I think I have also developed more of the holistic skills around the framework of tools and teams that surround me. But there's still a lot more I need to work on...
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› Read more of "2019 Review / 2020 Aims"TypeScript. You either love it, or hate it ... or are terrified of it. But it could be a valuable tool that benefits your workflow. This article, originally published in Net magazine, shows you how to get started with TypeScript
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› Read more of "Published Article: Getting Started with TypeScript"Working as part of a larger team often involves skills that aren't readily taught as part of a person's development career. But they are essential if you're going to be developing software as part of a team.
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› Read more of "The Art of Compromise"“Wisest are they who know they do not know.”
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