An opinionated guide to React.js – Best practices and conventions
I’ve been using React.js for a little while now, both in my 9 to 5 job and for my own projects, and during that time I have started evolving my own set of React.js best practices.
The Low Down on Lo-Dash
If you are a seasoned JavaScript developer or just getting into it you should definitely checkout and try to incorporate a library called Lo-Dash into your tool box.
In a nutshell, Lo-Dash is a super useful library that gives you access to over 100 extremely performant functions to help you avoid reinventing the wheel whilst writing JavaScript.
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Of late I have been deep in Angular land and I just thought I’d share a little discovery that I was shown by a fellow work college the other day.
Shaking Hands with RequireJS
Before you know it your site is growing in complexity and your JavaScript files are quickly becoming extremely hard to manage, let alone make performant.
Thankfully these days we have a handful of tools to help with this situation. Let’s examine RequireJS in an attempt to decide if it’s for you… or not.
Diving into Webpack
Of late there has been a little bit of hype around this “webpack” thing. Hopefully this post gives you an overview of what it is, how to use it and if it’s worth all the hype.
Ajax without jQuery
Like many before me, I was introduced to jQuery before I was even remotely proficient in vanilla JavaScript. And while I think a web designer can do very well with basic jQuery skills, the further one moves into web development, the more important it is to have an understanding of plain JavaScript.
Unique Post Styling with Jekyll
The other day Dave Rupert blogged about his new JavaScript plugin TimeJump. The Timejump post was a nice little read but the thing that caught my eye was the amount of time he had spent styling the post.
I have been following Dave’s development for a while now and have been keeping an especially close eye on his work with Jekyll.
Introduction to Functions in JavaScript
The aim of this post is to introduce people quickly into the wonderful world of JavaScript functions. Functions are one of the core aspects in JavaScript.
A function is a set of statements that performs a task or calculates a value. Once you start to get your head around very basic JavaScript you will certainly need to invest some time into learning the in’s and out’s of functions. Basically, anytime you find yourself repeating code, but modifying the small parts, you could probably use a function.
