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In part 1 of this 2 part series we covered my struggles and diagnosis with depression and bipolar disorder while going through college and later working in the software industry. In this second part …

This is part 1 of my story dealing with mental illness in the software industry and how it nearly cost me everything.

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We join Jane once again as she tries to learn React on just 3 hours per week. In the last journey with Jane she struggled trying to get React to do what she thought it should do so this time it's bac…

I dropped out of college to work on my first SaaS app. This is the story of how I did that, how it went, and some of what I learned!

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I spent a lot more time with React Server Components including porting a site to them and deploying! In this episode join me as I describe an in-depth experience with React Server Components and conc…

I think using TypeScript actually makes your program worse even when it is supposed to be making your programs better.

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In my first programming job, the CEO of the company was so happy with my coworker and I they flew us in their private jet. This is the story of that job: how much money I made and what I learned!

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Evan Walter joins us to discuss a transition from a career in electrical engineering to React and web development. We also discuss Evan's experience starting out as a contractor and what that was lik…

React Sever Components are going to change so much of how we use and write React programs. In this episode we start to dive into Server Components and my journey using them to build an app.

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What's it like to learn React while also working a full-time job? In this episode we join Jane on her journey to learn React while also working full-time. We join her in the triumph of building her f…

What is it like to port a React Native app to React for Web? In this episode we join Thomas on a journey to do just that. Along the way we discuss how testing and useEffect are possibly the worst par…

2022 was a big year for React! We round-up the major developments in this recap and take a look at the ground-breaking changes that are laying the foundation for the future of React: server component…

React news Roundup For December 2022: fun with ChatGPT, new SRW release, WASP React app builder DSL release, Multi-factor auth for CI, React Bricks visual CMS, and Flash in 2022!

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Have you ever wondered how React works internally? Or what happens when React “renders”? I did and embarked on a journey to build my own version of React and dive deep into the source code of React i…

Is Typescript really that important? Should you use it? Do I use it? Also, I recently got back into Svelte and share my thoughts on the experience and how it compares to React.

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How do you “think in React”? If you can think in React you’ll be able to build React applications quicker, easier, and in a more robust manner. But where does one start? What is the best method for b…

It's time to do a design analysis of cryptocurrencies and the technology they are built upon: blockchains. What are the design characteristics of cryptocurrencies and what problems are they good at s…

Are you new to React or even new to programming in general but want to learn React? This is our concise-ish, opinionated guide to learning React. Between JavaScript, React, bundlers, JSX, code editor…

If you or the previous programmer doesn't document what the code is intended to do it’s bad code and it won’t be maintainable in the long term. High quality, maintainable code must include high quali…

Are you more often correct than your boss? And what does that matter? Also, we have some fun experimenting with the performance of React compared to vanilla JavaScript and discuss why it does or does…