Now that we've gotten a nice and easy introduction to what TypeScript is we can start talking about how to code with TypeScript. Specifically how to get our local dev environment set up so that we can actually write TypeScript code. That means getting TypeScript to compile and…

TypeScript is probably the best way to add static typing to JavaScript. That's probably all that people really know about TypeScript though - that it adds static types. I like to delve a little deeper into a topic before I start to learn it, so I figured I'd take you along for…

I’m not really in the business of telling the future however I do think it would be fun to mirror all of my year in review posts with one that looks forward to the year to come. There’s a lot of new things I’m very excited about this coming year. I don’t know when I’ll be able to…

2018 was quite the year for me. The biggest and most obvious change was becoming a parent. That was far and above the highlight of the year. Not only was was becoming a father the highlight of the year but it was also a big influence on my music listening behavior. Namely, it put…

Hello everyone! Welcome to my React Year in Review 2018! React's 2018 was one of steady growth and doubling down on foundational concepts and principles. It was a year filled with a lot of thought and not as much action - a combination that I think will pay great dividends in the…

Well that's it! 2018 is coming to a close! What a year it's been, eh? A lot of highs...maybe a few more lows than I wanted. However your year turned out I know we can all agree that it was another great year for JavaScript. There's a lot of 2018 recap posts and I would be remiss…