2020-04-26
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The following is a simple TSConfig that I’ve found helpful when writing simple node applications. I’ve found myself copying and pasting it…
2020-04-10
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Tonight, had a real head scratcher: how to instantiate a class in Typescript that uses a constructor without a compiler error! In Vanilla JS…
2020-04-08
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I was setting up a new typescript project the other day when I realized that there were two compiler options that felt very similar: and…
2020-03-17
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We use Enums a lot in our Typescript code to make sure that we’re using a value that we expect. One way that we use the Enum is as the basis…
2019-11-17
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I came across the following function in a codebase today and struggled to see what was happening - the combination of classes with…
2019-11-06
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Came across an interesting example of a rarely used feature (at least for me) in Javascript creating unexpected results with Typescript…
2019-11-01
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I want to highlight one way to create a subset of data. To get us started, let’s think about a universe of data. It’s a circle. Everything…
2019-10-21
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When does it make sense to use a reducer vs a simple state value with React’s Hooks? There’s no hard-and-fast rule, but the React team…
2019-10-18
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I’ve written in the past about the benefits of in writing better interfaces with Typescript. Today, I found out about ’s mirror: .1 Quick…
2019-10-12
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Working on a component that receives a prop where the status are defined by an enum (I’m working in Typescript). The problem arose when a…
2019-08-13
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When does it make sense to use a Generic in a Typescript type? How do you create a type that takes a Generic? I’ve read through the…
2019-07-30
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I am trying to reduce an array of React Nodes to an array of React Elements. Specifically, I’m trying to extract the title prop from those…
2019-06-25
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Instead of documenting an interface that is redundant, but only a partial, we can use to allow the interface to automatically be linked, w…
2019-06-24
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The short answer: there is no difference. When investigating, I was steered to the Typescript Handbook1 which notes: The type…
2019-06-07
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Using third party libraries is great when they do exactly what you want them to do. When it comes to extending them, however, it can get…
2019-05-29
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Imagine you have a prop that you want to be passed all the way through to the DOM. If you try and pass through a prop that isn’t…
2019-03-08
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The file is a declaration file. In this case, it’s a declaration file for Typescript files. What does that actually mean though? The…