Master 'this' by learning exactly how its rules work in JavaScript. Eliminate the cloud of uncertainty surrounding this keyword. Learn exactly how 'this' is determined, how to predict what it will be before you run your code, and how to leverage its uses. (more…)

This blog post is a write up of a talk I’ve gave at Front Trends in Poland, May 2017. You can find the slides and video below, along with a full write up of the talk, if you’d rather read than watch. (more…)

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I spend most of my time on this blog talking about Clojure, but IRL I work on a lot of projects written in a lot of languages. Lately, much of my time has been spent writing and maintaining React-based frontends in Javascript. (more…)

React vs. Vue, Next.js, Relay Modern, GraphQL and many make it on this year's list of trends to watch. (more…)