Developer Tools Save Time with Code Snippets in VS Code Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Snippets let you insert blocks of pre-defined code. This can be a serious time saver.
Platforms & Languages Solution: ServiceNow Visual Agent NLU Stuck in Draft Status If you encounter issues with your ServiceNow Visual Agent not matching intents, your NLU might be stuck in draft status.
Platforms & Languages How To Use API Route Handlers in Next.js 13+ (App Router) The latest Next.js update introduces a directory structure known as the app router and a new method for handling API routes: Route Handlers.
Development Practices Save Your Backend: Separating Business Logic and Data Access in Your API This design pattern can save you some ibuprofen: maintaining the separation of concerns between business logic and data access functions.
React / Redux Wire Up a Radio Button Using React Hook Form and Chakra UI Today, let's use the powerful combination of React Hook Form and Chakra UI libraries to wire up a radio button.
React / Redux Question Mark Anti-Patterns? 2 to Look Out for in React/JS If you’re working with React, you know the uses of the single question mark in JavaScript. This is handy but can also signal trouble.
Developer Tools Write Cleaner Unit Tests Using Parameterization Look out for repeated patterns in your unit tests. You might be able to implement some parameterization to make them more succinct.
Developer Tools 2 Quick Tips To Improve Your Webpack Bundling One easy step to improve your Webpack bundling is to check which configuration you're using to provide source maps.
Developer Tools Manage Your Breakpoints Better Using Sass Mixins You can use Sass mixins at any place in your CSS in order to quickly declare specific breakpoint styles, and without repetitive blocks of code.
Effective communication How to Use Negotiation for Healthy Pair Programming & Better Solutions How can a pair disagree while keeping their working relationship healthy? Treat each problem as a negotiation, and we can turn disagreements into solutions.
Growing as Makers Getting Better at Banana Bread: Tips for Effective Iterative Growth I recently experimented with baking banana bread, and I thought this process was a perfect allegory for iterative growth.
