Manuel Artero Anguita 🟨 articles - 53 total
Hidden Requirements in Dev Hiring
Maybe you've come across this image in your dev feeds (X, Reddit, LinkedIn...) It's supposed to be...
Trying to Replace the DOM with Canvas — And Failing
I’ve been three weeks in the desert We build apps that run on an embedded system with less RAM...
Hierarchy was a Mistake
I love memes. They have this incredible ability to condense not just a message, but also culture,...
A CORS Go-To-Bed Tale
I create apps for a living. Specifically, apps that run on a Set-Top Box –an embedded system with...
Copilot is great; I just need it not to speak all the time
Most of the time Copilot is just reading my mind and i only need to press TAB a couple of times. BUT...
AI could end my job — Just not the way I expected
This is a 101% personal and opinionated post. After the initial months of AI craziness, I feel we've...
Reducing Code Duplication in GitHub Actions Workflows (1/2)
We use GitHub Actions to set up our CI/CD. The infra team (they renamed themselves to 'DevOps' a few...
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[Meme Monday] My favorite mythological animal is a cleanup npm installation
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What's a Principal? A Conversation With my Head of Eng.
The other day, I sat down for coffee with my Head of Engineering ☕. After some conversation, I...
Fix an issue on my Dockerfile: ARG Scope in Multi-Stage Docker Build
OK, so this one had me stuck until I hit the Eureka moment, the "Oooooohhhh, gotcha!" moment. ...
When Volunteering Turns into a Demanding Job Offer?
A few months ago, I reached out to a local volunteer organization that works with teenagers and young...
Why I Prefer 'function' Declarations for Top-Level Symbols (But Won't Use Them Anymore)
Today, we’ve decided to use arrow functions exclusively at work. We have a common ESLint config, and...
Advanced Ts: Dependent parameters, inferred unions and a healthy interaction on Twitter.
Every time I write as Foo in TypeScript, I feel the weight of defeat. There's one scenario...
If you don't write unit tests... it's a skill issue
Today i come across this tweet: which reads Does anyone have any written articles or...
Test that a js-listener is called with expected CustomEvent()
Today I realized we had an issue in a test (Jest) We have a function that emits CustomEvents In our...
Ts transpiling absolute path statements in your npm package
Today I faced a complex Typescript situation related with a library, .d.ts files and relative...
Look what they need to mimic a fraction of our power
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I was asked if Copilot is actually useful.
Our company provided us with a GitHub Copilot license, and upper management launched a survey asking...
Tech Talk: React in the Terminal? Hold my Beer 🍺
My company organizes a big event once per year. Around ~600 attendees. There are five simultaneous...
Custom Exceptions in modern js / ts
I remember reading that error handling and meaningful logging are the most common forgotten areas for...
Im a simple man. I want to chat with chat-GPT from vsCode. Help needed.
Right now my workflow is: I program exclusively in vsCode. GitHub Copilot is enabled ChatGPT is...
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Preparing a React course in public - modifying the DOM with Vanilla Js
I love Vanilla JavaScript. It feels so pure. Back to basics. No layers of complexity. Just, ...
Preparing a React course in public - Raw HTML + CSS
The starting point of the journey feels mandatory: The lovely Hobbiton, Pallet Town, a chariot where...
Preparing a React course in public - Examples Hub
Following this idea of «preparing the course in public», I've created a collection at Stackblitz...
Preparing a React course in public - Ideas
Next January I'll be teaching in a full-stack master's program. I'm super excited. My focus will...
Startups with crazy Hiring Processes: please don't.
Somewhat of a venting post, though I will try to maintain a constructive tone. Today I was contacted...
Two tips for improving your Code Reviews
You know the deal; Code Reviews should focus on the big-picture. The relevant-deep issues related to...
"Who are you?" - a conversation with my therapist
Today I've decided to share a personal reflection instead of my usual tech-related content. I have...
Advanced ts: playing with generics in a React.Context
This is a story of failure. I wasn't going to write this down... then I thought, well not all the...