Antonin J. (they/them) articles - 49 total
Accessibility labels for content loading in React
I've really been enjoying learning about how to make applications and websites more accessible and...
What are your favorite course platforms for furthering your learning?
I've seen a few platforms that people have recommended to me but I've had varying success with them...
The Anatomy Of My Ideal React Component
A walkthrough of my very opinionated React Component.
What are your favorite non-dev activities to do after a solid day of coding?
I love coding but I like to also switch things up to keep my mind fresh and to relax. What do you...
7 Little Things I Learned In January
I have a dozen half-written articles on dev.to and many more scattered across the universe. It's...
Demystifying the find command
📃 Cheatsheet List all files and folders in current directory: find Enter...
Using Postgres FOR loop to generate data
I don't know about you but I often need a 100 of something in my database to properly test a page. If...
What are your favorite themes for your IDE/Shell?
I'm on the hunt for a new VIM/VSCode/ZSH theme, I'd love to hear what your favorite ones are! (Mine...
Demystifying GREP
📃 Cheatsheet Search for a keyword in a file: grep keyword file.txt Enter...
What are your top WFH/Remote working tips?
So many people are having to work from home or work remotely due to COVID-19, what are your tips for...
Demystifying Rsync
📃Cheatsheet Sync one directory into another with compression: rsync -az...
Demystifying the TAR command
The cheatsheet Untar/unzip a tar or tar.gz file into the current directory: tar -xvf...
The Wild SQL Query I Wrote For Work This Week
I love SQL. It's one of the more powerful and beautiful languages in my opinion. It's been around for...
Why I *love* TMUX
Tmux is one of those utilities like VIM. Somewhat archaic, somewhat difficult to learn, but immensely...
Using Prefetch and Caching For Better JavaScript Bundle Loading
I had this idea mulling over in my head for some time. Prefetching is so useful but I see people usin...
A Bank Should Authenticate With You - And Vice Versa
I don't often see security-related articles on dev.to so I might as well get started. A while back,...
#30DaysOfCommits Retrospective
It's over. I can breathe. I can really breathe. I didn't expect the 30 days of commits to be such a...
My Personal Git Tricks Cheatsheet
Besides the "basic" commands of Git, everyone has their own little Git tricks they use. I wanted to q...
Countdown To #30DaysOfCommits
A week back, I posted about my personal challenge to get 1 commit in every day for 30 days (starting...
When to use the different variable and function declarations and what are the best practices?
If you're a noob or a seasoned dev, you might look at code and look at recommendations for code style...
How To Describe A Function Typing Using An Interface In TypeScript
I keep forgetting how to do this but TypeScript supports describing a function signature (its...
I'm starting 30 days of commits in July, who'd like to join me?
I decided to start 30 days of commits in July and I'd like to others to join me. If you're up for it,...
How My VIM Setup and Open Source Code Ended Up In an AAA Video Game
I'm going to take you on a wild story that I tell everyone because I find it so exciting. It's been...
My Favorite Linux Tools
This post was cross-posted to my personal blog for archival purposes. I wanted to list a few...
What are your favorite Linux utility/productivity tools?
I love Linux and one thing I love about it is that you can set it up just right for yourself to make...
My Top 10 Programming Proverbs
I cross-posted this post on my personal blog. A little while back, I started a repo of funny (and...
Switching from angular2-template-loader to @ngtools/webpack
Here is my journey...my blood, sweat, and tears that went into switching from angular2-template-loader to @ngtools/webpack and how you, too, can go through this as well
The Definitive React Hooks Cheatsheet
React Hooks is the new hotness in the React world. I'm writing steadily more and more of them and I...
CSS Is Hard - How do you learn to use and write CSS properly?
The discussion on "Is CSS hard or not?" has been raging on Twitter for the past couple of years....
How do you stay focused on one project at a time?
I often struggle to keep going on a single project. It's super satisfying to finish something and...