Published in The Startup·Feb 5, 2021Member-only4 Essential Gatsby Plugins to Improve Your Google RankingsIt wasn’t that long ago, people were talking about how search engine optimisation (SEO) was becoming less and less important. I worked on many products that heavily relied on SEO and was surrounded by people who were thought leaders in SEO. …SEO7 min readSEO7 min read
Published in Better Programming·Sep 10, 2020Member-onlyJavaScript: String.replaceAll has Landed in All Major BrowsersShould we refactor yet? — With the most recent version of v8, we now have several new JavaScript features available in all major browsers — one of which is String.prototype.replaceAll. It is used for replacing all occurrences of a given string or a regular expression with another string. It looks like this: It is…Programming4 min readProgramming4 min read
Published in Better Programming·Aug 5, 2020Member-onlyThe Right Way to Create Function Components in React With TypeScriptBetter components, with types — Recently, I had this pull request that triggered a short discussion with my teammates. Someone noticed that I used a different method to write types for the function components I wrote, whereas there were other methods used in the codebase. In this bite-sized React article, I’ll show you the right…Programming2 min readProgramming2 min read
Published in Better Programming·Apr 26, 2020Member-onlyFirebase vs. Vercel (aka Zeit)Which is the better hosting solution for Next.js-like apps in 2020? — If you’ve recently tried to set up hosting for your web application, you might have noticed something. Hosting web applications in 2020 is both easier and harder than it was only a couple of years ago. It’s easier because both the tooling and the hosting solutions have improved significantly. Tools…Java Script10 min readJava Script10 min read
Published in Better Programming·Mar 16, 2020Member-onlyHow to Anonymize Node.js Applications Using TorMask the HTTP requests from your Node.js code — Like every developer, I find myself writing many scripts, bots and cron jobs, that regularly hit certain servers. Occasionally, I need these scripts to appear to be in random remote locations. Sometimes I want to test how my new bot protection behaves, or view my website or application from abroad…Tor6 min readTor6 min read
Published in Better Programming·Jan 19, 2020Member-onlyMaking Diagrams Fun With MermaidSometimes, a good diagram is the best way to visualize a concept — If you’ve studied software engineering in a traditional way and had some experience in the industry, you might be wondering how I can use “fun” and “diagrams” in the same sentence. Give me a few minutes of your time and you’ll learn how. Do We Really Need Diagrams? It is easy to overlook diagrams when…Mermaid7 min readMermaid7 min read
Published in Better Programming·Sep 8, 2019Member-onlyExplaining Docker in Front-End TermsWe front-end developers are used to dealing with buzzwords and the ever-increasing number of technologies to learn. For years, we’ve been bombarded with library after library — and each of these is combined with numerous frameworks with their contradicting approaches. If you’ve been in the industry for more than a…Docker8 min readDocker8 min read
