The composite pattern allows you to compose objects into tree structures to represent part-whole hierarchies. Be it for web UIs or game engine design, this is a pattern every developer should know.
- Aug 29, 2018
- Jul 10, 2018
We just released CommitList: Curated tutorials for devs
Great developers are motivated to learn new things, but finding inspiration of what to learn can be more work than the learning itself. You can end up spending hours scouring Egghead, Medium, FreeCodeCamp, Udacity, Udemy, Hackernoon, Dev.to, YouTube, dailyjs, css-tricks, echojs, SmashingMag, Coursera, HackerNews, nettuts...ok, you get the idea. Figuring out what to learn as a dev has become like figuring out what to watch on Netflix -- too many o
- Jun 27, 2018
React, Reactor, and No. More. Passwords.
Our example is an interesting admixture of React and Reactor (via Spring.io's new WebFlux architecture). We get "reactive" with React™'s clientside reaction to change and the backend's new functional programming, non-blocking, and high-concurrency Java Spring WebFlux dependencies.
- May 08, 2018
Rollup v. Webpack v. Parcel
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!
- 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.