Jack articles - 13 total
Dependency sandboxing in node.js with Jpex
React recap Okay so I've written about jpex a few times, particularly in relation to...
Why I'm not using Next.js
So I'm building an application. Not only am I using react, but I'm also using node. Surely I'm using...
Sharing contracts
This is a concept that really drives home how nice it is when your entire stack is written in the sam...
Developing a ui architecture
So previously I discussed at length how my backend application is archtected. If you haven't read it...
Developing an api architecture
Introduction I love a bit of architecture. How you structure your application is so import...
What's in a tech stack?
What's in a tech stack? We always talk about MEAN, MERN, MEVN, LAMP, but honestly I've never understo...
Building a serious(ish) project - intro
I've been a developer for 8+ years now, working in all kinds of industries. Some full stack jobs, mos...
Don't mock modules
I want to talk about a practice that has more or less become the defacto for javascript unit testing:...
The slightly misleading terminology of react hooks
So react hooks are awesome, they make components much simpler, they let you abstract your component l...
Object.entries is awesome
Somebody asks you to loop through the properties of an object, most of us will reach for Object.keys...
Case Driven Testing
I've wanted to write about testing for a long time - front end testing has been a bugbear of mine for...
Do we need another state management solution?
So I spent several years working with redux + rxjs. Honestly epics and streams add so much cognitive...
Dependency Injection in React with Jpex
Dealing with side effects in React is a tricky subject. I'm sure we've all started by writing...