In this article we explore why React’s useRef is so important by looking at alternative attempts to achieve the same effect.

TypeScript Fun Intro Ah, TypeScript. The “superset” of JavaScript that adds strict compile-time type checking. It is almost a meme at this point people doing crazy things in TypeScript. This includes making a full on database just with the type checker1, and implementing TypeScript in TypeScript2.3 Now I don’t reckon myself as clever as these folks, but I wanted to show what someone who uses a TypeScript on a daily basis might think of.

A look at all the ways to gitignore

More advanced usage of React Hooks to drive your API.

Use React Hooks to drive how your frontend consumes an API.

A guide on choosing good primary keys in your database-driven application.

A guide on how to manage multiple git identities.

An exploration of the modern word “server”. Learn why we use this word, its origins, and why it confuses. Approachable for the layperson but hopefully instills further curiosity in the technical mind.