2018 is a great year for JavaScript and development in general! If you want to see how the new generation of front-end build tools performs, you've come to the right place!
- May 08, 2018
- Apr 26, 2018
Comparing CSS in JS Libraries
A while back, I came across two awesome articles that introduced CSS in JS, i.e. the technique of styling your JS components using JS alone. Here, I give you a brief introduction to CSS in JS, the explanation why this matters, and an up to date performance comparison.
- Apr 17, 2018
Creating with Vue 2.5, Vue Router, and Firebase
Vue's right up there with Angular 5 and React as a viable and easy way to use a Frontend framework for web and mobile development. Our adventure will take us through setting up Vue 2.5, routing using Vue Router, integrating Firebase for data, and incorporating webpack 3.6 to transpile it all up.
- Apr 03, 2018
A Slack App Step-by-Step: A Real-Life Example — Part 2
This blog post explains Slack's Events API, and how to consume it. It illustrates complicated workflows using the Slack platform and guides you towards the creation of a complex Slack app.
- Mar 23, 2018
A Slack App Step-by-Step: A Real-Life Example
If you've been thinking that Slack lacks some features, this is the guide for you. You will learn how to extend Slack's functionalities with your own slash commands.
- Mar 20, 2018
How to Create a Slack App in 3 Minutes
If you're not satisfied by what Slack offers "out of the box", this handy guide will show you the easiest way to create your own Slack app using the Slack Web API and Webtask.io.
- Mar 19, 2018
Application State Management Strategies with React
The question is, how do you organize state in your application? The answer is, with the state pattern. In this post, you will learn how to get started with examples using JavaScript and React.
- Mar 14, 2018
Capture Webcam Images from a Browser with Angular
We're going to see how to create a web application with Angular and TypeScript that captures webcam photos directly from within the web browser. If you need your user to submit photos of themselves or e.g. their documents, this is a great starting point.
- Mar 12, 2018
Safely Carving Away a Snappy Golang Service from a Javascript Monolith
We're going to carve away a high-performance service from a very simple node app. We'll do load testing to verify our bottleneck, create a protobuf file to clearly communicate the service boundary, and then integrate a golang server implemented with an RPC library called Twirp.
- Dec 27, 2017
The Top JavaScript Trends to Watch in 2018
If you've been living under a rock or buried in projects throughout 2017, this is the article for you. A lot happened in 2017 that is setting up 2018 for a lot of action and innovation. You can also use this as a guide to plan out your growth as a developer in 2018 to help you get on more innovative projects. React vs. Vue.js Let's get straight to the good stuff: This time last year, not many had faith that Vue would ever become a big competitor