Development Practices Syncing Data: Choose the Right Strategy On a recent software development project, it seemed straightforward at first. But, I quickly realized syncing data is deceptively tricky.
Development Use React Hook Forms with Zod Validation, Part Two: Using FormProvider Let's look at error handling and how to share form state across nested components without prop drilling using FormProvider and useFormContext.
React / Redux Use React Hook Form with Zod Validation: Part One React Hook Form is a library that smoothly handles forms in React. Let's look at examples of how to use React Hook Form with Zod validation.
Project & Team Management What’s a Feature Captain and Why Do I Need One? On my last project, the tech lead introduced the concept of feature captains. I found this practice to be highly valuable.
React / Redux Angular vs. React: Learning React as an Angular Developer Angular vs. React? Here are some helpful tips to learn React when you’ve primarily been working with Angular.
DX Bridge the Gap: Applying Design Concepts to Database Design I'll explore how coupling database design with design principles can result in databases with high performance.
Growing as Makers What Developers Could Learn from Talking to the Design Team Let's talk about what developers can learn from the design team while expanding their consulting skills, too.
C# Running into Problems Testing with DateTime.Now()? Here’s the Fix Using DateTime.Now() in your business logic can cause issues when it's time for writing tests. Here's my approach for fixing this.
Extracurricular Activities Best Practices for Contributing to Open-Source Projects Find out why you should be contributing to open-source projects and the importance of community and collaboration, even if you’re new.
Effective communication Here’s How to Give Better Feedback Giving feedback can be uncomfortable, and the way we deliver it can have a huge impact. Let's look at how to give good feedback.
Project & Team Management Is a Small Team or Large One Better for a Junior Dev? It Depends. In my time at Atomic Object, I’ve worked on a small team with only one other developer and on a larger team with seven developers.
Extracurricular Activities A Crash Course on Ethical Hacking – Part 2: Coding a Backdoor In this 2-part series, I share insights on ethical hacking. In part two, we discuss installing a backdoor that allows us to maintain access.
