In part 1 of this series, I’ll be discussing two types of inheritance in programming: class and prototypal. Inheritance is one of the four principles in Object-Oriented Programming, and OOP is a highly sought-after skill in software engineering. So, what is inheritance? We know inheritance as something a previous generation…

There are many blogs out there about how to use Redux, but few on when to use Redux. It can be difficult and tricky to discern, and something I’ve struggled with myself. What is Redux? Why was it created? Redux is a third-party library created by Dan Abramov and Andrew Clark for state management. For starters, state…

Web development was my initial introduction into Software Engineering. In my journey to becoming a better engineer, however, I’ve challenged myself to learn more about Frontend Development. …

Recently, someone asked me about a React framework, and the benefits of choosing and using this particular framework. Truth be told, I wasn’t sure: I knew this framework loaded faster compared to other frameworks in the same space, but couldn’t explain it in more depth than that at the moment. …

The internet is everywhere, or rather, we can access the internet (almost) everywhere. From the small computers we call mobile devices or “phones”, to smart watches, smart TVs, smart refrigerators, smart door alarms, to our laptops, it’s something we take for granted. …

I’ve been brushing up on my algorithms by focusing on Leetcode Medium problems — or trying to, at least. I came across the Find the Duplicate Number question and learned about the Floyd’s Tortoise and Hare solution. …

This week, I received some valuable feedback on how to grow as a developer — and that’s to go back to the basics. I’ve been working with React as a Frontend library, and one of the most important features of React and any Frontend library is state management. There are…

I was first introduced to microservices when I saw it on a job posting. That led to this quick dive into what exactly microservices are, and how they’re used in regards to software development. What are microservices? Microservices is defined as “an architectural approach to building applications” (Red Hat). At the granular level…

Another React Hook I’ve enjoyed learning and working with, aside from useContext, is useEffect. useEffect is a React Hook that mimics component lifecycles and provides this to functional components. In class components, you have life cycles such as componentDidMount() or componentDidUpdate(). …