chrome: inspect a hoverable event

2019-09-27

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~1 min read

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153 words

Some effects only appear when you hover over them with your mouse. The problem is that in order to see the details and ensure they’re what…

running vs code on linux: hitting my watcher limit

2019-09-26

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~4 min read

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747 words

Update: Typescript 3.8 was released today and includes “Better Directory Watching on Linux and . (Here’s the release annoucement here.) This…

reusing css with styled components

2019-09-25

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~2 min read

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313 words

Styled components are really nice in compartmentalizing styling and keeping it close to the components that use it. I wasn’t around for the…

getting refs to sync with container state

2019-09-24

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~3 min read

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438 words

I was working on a project recently which was using Refs in order to integrate with a third-party library. My mental model for refs are that…

an even more basic react app tutorial

2019-09-23

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~4 min read

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607 words

Recently, I walked through building a basic React App.1 In retrospect, I could make it even more basic by removing any package managers…

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