Not All 'Just JavaScript' is the Same
I'm going to start this post with what will appear to be a tangent. I assure you, it's not.
My wife, wonderful as she is, is not a very technical person. She is very caring, though, and will often listen to me talk about the technical things I am working on. This often means I need to use metaphors…
What I've Learned From Git Commiting Every Day for Three Months
or Code and the Shackles of Behavioral Psychology
I want to say this up front, I did not intend to do this. I never had a plan to get a streak of commits going. Frankly, I noticed that I had done it naturally for a few weeks and decided to keep it up. Now it's kind of at the point where I waver on a daily basis between keeping it going and letting…
How to Write Your Own JavaScript DOM Element Factory
A Basic HyperScript h() Function
Recently at an interview I was asked to write a custom component from scratch with vanilla JavaScript. I thought I'd take a few minutes to write part of that code for you. It's not as scary as it might seem at first.
There are three basic parts to any DOM element: the type of element it is, any…
My Mock Interview Experience with Rick Altherr from Google
or Practice Without the Pressure
A few days ago, I came across a tweet by Stephanie Hurlbut, a software engineer and entrepreneur who uses her influence to help other engineers out. Allow me to share that tweet with you:
If you would be up for giving someone a mock typical whiteboard interview to help them pass those (Skype or in person), reply to this tweet.
— Stephanie Hurlburt (@sehurlburt) June 8, 2017
I was really intrigued by this idea and was hoping someone would rise to the occasion. As it so happens, a few…
Make Your Own Charts in React Without a Charting Library - Part 1
Occasionally I see someone ask, "What's the best way to make bar charts with React? Are there any great libraries?" I often respond with, "Why not build it with React yourself?"
React's one-way data binding model is perfect for creating simple data visualizations from scratch and I want to show you…
How I Stumbled Upon Normalizing Redux State
and later learned it's a real thing
My most recent work project was an interesting challenge. I built an app (actually 2 Electron apps supporting 3 React apps communicating through WebSockets) that allowed a user (actually 4 simultaneous users) to look at an array of stories related to sea ports, select one, have a detail component…
