Mon Nov 25 2024
Data Orchestration with Airflow using Astro and BigQuery
Explore how to orchestrate data workflows seamlessly using Apache Airflow with Astro, and integrate it directly into BigQuery
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Mon Nov 25 2024
Transforming Big Query Data with DBT Cloud in 2024
A quick guide to transforming your Big Query data with DBT Cloud
Sun Apr 30 2023
How to increase the resilience of test expectations by tapping into the test data
A quick way to increase the resilience of test expectations when the test data keeps changing
Sun Apr 30 2023
The difference between any and unknown in Typescript
A quick expalantion of why and where we would use unknown instead of any
Fri Apr 14 2023
Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type x can't be used to index type
How to resolve the "Element implicitly has an 'any' type because expression of type x can't be used to index type" warning
Fri Apr 14 2023
[SOLVED] React-Redux Uncaught Error: A state mutation was detected between dispatches
How to solve the "Uncaught Error: A state mutation was detected between dispatches" thrown by redux
Mon Apr 10 2023
How to find the time to write blog posts as a developer
Writing is rewarding but finding the time for it isn't as easy. Here are my tips on how to find the time
Mon Apr 10 2023
How to get Pull requests (PRs) reviewed faster
A few tips that I learnt and now use everyday to have my PRs approved faster
Sun Jan 29 2023
[SOLVED] TypeError: (0 , _reactRedux.useSelector) is not a function
An explanation as to why this error occurs and how to overcome this
Sat Jan 28 2023
How to convert TypeScript Enum to a Union Type
An explanation of 2 easy ways to convert a TypeScript Enum to a Union Type
Sun Jan 22 2023
[SOLVED] React Testing Library snapshots failing due to dynamically generated IDs
A solution to prevent RTL snapshots from failing every time your tests run due to dynamically generated IDs
Sat Jan 21 2023
Passing fresh props to a throttled event handler through Redux
A solution to a recent issue I had where I was unable to pass updated props to a throttle onScroll event handler
Sat Jan 21 2023
Property “x” does not exist on union type in typescript when object destructuring
An outline into how to destructure object properties when coming across the "Property “x” does not exist on union type" warning"
Fri Jan 20 2023
Partial matching objects, nested objects, arrays and nested objects in arrays using Jest
A guide into how to use jest matchers to do partial matching for data inside objects and arrays (even when nested)
Sat Jul 30 2022
How to fix "To load an ES module, set "type": "module" in the package.json" when installing next-sitemap
Solve this error encountered when running the next-sitemap in postbuild
Fri Jun 10 2022
How to update URL hash on scroll with Next.js Router
An explanation of how to dynamically update the URL hash when scrolling in Next.js using next/router
Thu Jun 02 2022
Map through props and apply CSS inside Styled Components
How to map through the props passed into a styled component and apply styling
Thu Jun 02 2022
How to remove falsy elements/values from a JavaScript Array
Here are some of the best ways to remove falsy values from a JavaScript array
Mon May 30 2022
Example React component to render Contentful Rich Text
A quick code snippet showcasing how I render the rich text I get from a Contentful CMS
Mon May 30 2022
How to add multiple GraphQL endpoints to Apollo
Learn how to work with more than 1 GraphQL endpoints when you are working with Apollo
Sun May 29 2022
Best way to group an array of objects by a key
A quick walkthrough on how to use the array reduce method to group objects in an array by any property value
Sat May 28 2022
How to remove falsy property values from a JavaScript object
A quick snippet of code showcasing a function I created to remove falsy values from a JavaScript object
Sun Dec 12 2021
How to land clients on UpWork (template for approaching clients included)
UpWork is a great source for landing good quality project to beef up your portfolio, if you do it right. Learn how I did it.
Sun Nov 21 2021
How to get experience to get experience as a self-taught developer
Some thoughts on how to break the cycle where you need experience to get experience as a self-taught developer
Sat Jul 31 2021
How to expose your development server to the Internet with ngrok
A quick guide on how to expose your development server to the internet
Thu Jan 21 2021
How to create a Layout component in Gatsby
Learn how you can share your Navigation and Footer components across all your pages on Gatsby and other React powered frameworks
Thu Jan 07 2021
Creating dynamic social media cards for SEO in Next.js
A solution to the issue of creating dynamic social media cards when working with Next.js
Thu Jan 07 2021
8 takeaways from my first hackathon
Read the 8 takeaways from my first ever hackathon to increase your chances of winning and having an awesome learning experience
Thu Jan 07 2021
A sticky Navbar in React with 3 lines of code
Making a sticky navbar is no longer tedious thanks to the new Sticky CSS property! Learn how to do this with only 3 lines of code!
Thu Jan 07 2021
What are CSS modules in React and why use them?
CSS Modules help us to scope CSS in every React component locally and prevent style overflow. See how you can integrate it here.
Thu Jan 07 2021
How to destructure nested objects using ES6
Destructuring nested objects in JavaScript can be a fun excercise thanks to ES6. Check out the example here and try it yourself!
Thu Jan 07 2021
4 ways to render content conditionally in React
React provides us with the ability to render content and components conditionally and in this post I show you how to achieve this
Thu Jan 07 2021
Integrating Continuous Deployment to Gatsby
Learn how to intergrate Continuous Deployment to Gatsby projects using GitHub and Netlify to make pushing new features easier and faster
Thu Jan 07 2021
What's a good Front-End project partnership?
In this post I share my tips for how clients and developers can work together with a shared vision and trust to achieve product success
Thu Jan 07 2021
Why every developer should be on YouTube
I finally have my own YouTube channel! Read onto to find out why I started a YouTube channel and the hurdles that I overcame to get here
Thu Jan 07 2021
8 etiquette tips for using Slack
Here are my thoughts on how you can use Slack to get work done with irritating your colleagues and teaching them a few things too
Thu Jan 07 2021
How to easily deploy your React app
Deploying a React app isn't hard. In this post I show you how to do it in under 2 minutes with the free to use Netlify platform.