Latest posts
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Testing Firestore locally with Firebase emulators
When starting with Firestore testing a question arises - do I really have to run my tests against the actual database? Luckily the answer is no. Firestore emulators can be setup to allow running tests against a local instance of Firestore database.
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What is the type of NaN?
Naming a numeric value "Not a Number" is surely going to cause some confusion, especially for those new to programming. To my surprise this is not a JavaScript quirk, but a part of widely adopted standard.
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Scaffolding Redux boilerplate with code generators
Building on the knowledge from the previous post, we dive deeper into generating code with a more advanced example - scaffolding Redux boilerplate.
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Speed up your React developer workflow with code generators
As React developers we often need to setup new components, hook them up into the existing infrastructure or scaffold an application. That's a lot of repeated manual work, which even though doesn't happen that often, can be quite tedious and frankly, boring. The good news is that it can be easily automated.
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Testing React components: Enzyme vs React Testing Library
This post compares approaches of two of the most popular testing libraries for React: Enzyme and React Testing Library. A special attention is paid to testing async component logic.
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Build your own unbeatable Tic Tac Toe with React Hooks and Styled Components
Building a game with React Hooks is both fun and a bit challenging experience. It helps to deepen the understanding of how React's lifecycle works.
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Adding a blog to your Django website
Nowadays there exist a ton of solutions for easily creating and hosting blogs. However, sometimes you have an already existing website and just want to add a blog to it, without using other tools than the ones already at hand. In this article we'll go through the process and see how easy and straightforward it is.