Published in JavaScript in Plain English·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Get Fired as a Software Engineer, Fast.I worked for a medium-sized company as a freelancer and we had to expand our team by hiring new software engineers. But not “any” software engineers. Interestingly enough, not 1 engineer, not 2, but 3/3 of the hired, were fired within 3 months of their probation period. Why is that…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Published in Venture·Jan 30Member-onlyThe Cost of Control: How an Authoritarian CTO Nearly Bankrupted a StartupI used to work at a startup company. I used to enjoy working there and was very motivated to go above and beyond to make a positive contribution that could make a difference in people's lives. However, there was an authoritarian Chief Technology Officer (CTO) who believed he knew better…Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Sep 7, 2022Member-onlyThis Life Hack Will Save You a Few Years on the WebA few years ago, someone told me about this life hack, which completely changed my life. And today, I’m sharing it with you. Thought experiment Let’s imagine you spend an average of 8h per week watching YouTube videos. That’s 32h per month or 384h per year. So in 20 years of watching…Internet3 min readInternet3 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Jul 23, 2022Member-onlyOn-demand Incremental Static Regeneration with Next.js & HygraphFor my personal website, I’m using Hygraph (aka GraphCMS) as a headless CMS. I’m using Server-Side Rendering (SSR) to fetch and generate the static page routes and content. Next.js allows us to update the static pages after the application is built. Thanks to the Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR), we can…React4 min readReact4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Jul 21, 2022Member-onlyBecome the Worst Software Engineer Ever: A Humorous Take💡 This story is meant for humor only. We all need to joke around and have a little fun every now and then. So don’t take this too seriously. Besides, you can implement the opposite of these steps to actually become a good software engineer.😉 1. Never write tests Tests are not needed. Only…Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·Jul 15, 2022Member-onlyCan Someone Truly Become a Senior Full-Stack Web Developer?How would you know that you are indeed a senior full-stack web developer? — Recently, I wrote a story about a few senior developers who were fired shortly after they were hired by one of the companies I worked for. How to Get Fired as a Software Engineer, Fast. I worked for a medium-sized company as a freelancer, and we had to expand our team by hiring new software engineers. But they were all fired shortly after…Programming5 min readProgramming5 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·May 26, 2022Member-onlyReact vs. Vue.js: Which One is Better for Learning Web Development?So React vs. Vue, which one is better? Hold on… don’t answer this just yet. Don’t get me wrong, both frameworks are fantastic, and they get the job done. But that’s not the dilemma I was trying to solve. A better question is: which one is better to teach a…Vuejs3 min readVuejs3 min read
Published in Next-Generation Web·Jan 24, 2022Member-onlyWe choose React & TypeScript not because they’re easy, but because they’re hard.I always was inspired by John F. Kennedy’s famous quote: “We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard” — John F. Kennedy I always was inspired by John F. Kennedy’s famous quote: “We…React4 min readReact4 min read
Published in Next-Generation Web·Nov 19, 2021Member-onlyStyle Guides, Design Systems & Component Libraries — ExplainedYou might think that the terms “Style Guide”, “Design System” and “Component Library” all mean the same thing. In this article, I will expose the differences between all of these. Why Should You Care? Most projects start with a simple design. Then, as they scale, new pages and features are added. Multiple teams could…Frontend4 min readFrontend4 min read
Published in Next-Generation Web·Jul 19, 2021Member-onlyCreate a Dark Mode Toggle Micro Interaction Like a Pro 😎More and more websites are slowly but surely implemented dark mode support. But most of the time, the toggle button/icon is quite boring. In this tutorial, I will teach you how you can step up your micro-interaction game! Prerequisites Before we start, I assume that you have some JavaScript/ReactJS knowledge. …Framer Motion6 min readFramer Motion6 min read
