I wrote a quick reference on maturity Stages for ESnext Javascript features. It’s important be careful using features that are in stage 2 and below. Babel has presets that will automatically include the Javascript features for that particular stage »

In my previous post, we went through some examples of using promises to light up some balls. It was fun. And I showed how promises can really clean up asynchronous function calls. But… Did you know that there is an even easier way of writing asynchronous »

Note: while reading this article, you should listen to Promises, Promises by Naked eyes. Promises hold the promise (yup) that they will make your asynchronous code easier to work with. They will help you avoid callback hell in a lot of situations, where »

If there’s one rule that really makes all the difference in terms of code readability, it’s keeping your method sizes small. Your present and future teammates will thank you for it. What do I mean by small? Well, according to Sandi Metz and Uncle »

Learning React is easy, but learning how to properly architect an app using React is an exercise in frustration. React is just the view layer and Flux is a pattern for updating views. But there is a large gap - how to organize your data in a React app »

I am an avid side project-er. At any point in time I always have at least one “thing” going on in the background that feeds my appetite for playing with new tech and learning new stuff. Side projects can be liberating and super fun. They are great for »

When it comes to software, the term “QA” itself is highly loaded. Because what is it, really? Is it just a thing at the end of the software delivery line, where quality gets lovingly sprayed on at the end, achieving a nice glossy sheen? Is it a separate »

A major goal you should have as an technical leader is to help grow the abilities of your team. In order to do this, you need to deliberately cut your engineers’ time away from doing their actual work to focus on learning. On purpose. Knowledge workers »