setting state in react components

2019-10-27

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~2 min read

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306 words

There are three main types of React Components. There are also (with the introduction of hooks in 16.8) three different ways to define / set…

conditionally render components in react

2019-10-26

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~3 min read

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505 words

I still remember when I first learned how to conditionally render my React components. It was a light bulb moment. I began seeing new…

intersection observer and react-intersection-observer

2019-10-25

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~2 min read

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223 words

I was reviewing a project recently that made use of the library and was fascinated by the simplicity of the API - particularly the hooks…

conventions for the command line

2019-10-24

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~2 min read

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401 words

The goal of most writing is to communicate a point to the reader. This is where conventions and rules come in handy. They create a shared…

git: adding remotes

2019-10-23

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~3 min read

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575 words

When you pull a repository down (i.e. clone it) from a remote (like Github, Gitlab, or a private host), git will automatically add it as a…

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