The Hazards of short circuits
Let's talk about the hidden dangers of short circuits in JavaScript and explore alternative approaches for writing more reliable and maintainable code
My articles on Web Development.
I love to talk and write about technical stuff. This are some of the articles I wrote over the years expressing my opinions and explaining the reasoning behind them.
We don't need Map
Maps are an overly misused feature of JavaScript that a plain object or array can replace in most cases.
TypeScript without TypeScript
We go over how to get all the benefits of TypeScript without switching completely.
We don't need this
We analyze the usefulness of the "this" keyword in JavaScript and explore the options to avoid it altogether.
The paired hook pattern
We go over a pattern I used in my React apps and solve some common issues I've seen around.
We don't need null
While many programming languages that have a nullish type debate about avoiding it, JavaScript is the only popular one with two. Let's fix that.
That TypeScript argument...
Let's talk about a widespread TypeScript argument that needs to stop.
We don't need control statements
Some control statements such as "if," "for," "while," and "switch" are not always the best solution in JavaScript. In this article we explore some good alternatives.
We don't need mutations
Mutations are at the core of pretty much every single bug in JavaScript. So let's explore how we can avoid them.
Shortest FizzBuzz
FizzBuzz is an outdated interview exercise; let's make it fun by golfing with it trying to make the shortest possible version.
We don't need classes
Classes are an inadequate encapsulation mechanism in JavaScript. Let's explore the reasons why.
Fixing the government code
We look at a piece of code from the Argentinian government COVID WebApp and fix some glaring issues.
reduce or for…of?
We go over the pros and cons of using "reduce" and using "for…of" to answer the question of which one is better.