jest Dealing with async jest tests There are several ways to deal with async tests in Jest. The done callback for callback or promise methods, returning promises, or async / await.
react Why would you NOT use TypeScript? In a world where JavaScript is arguably the most popular tool for building software these days, it seems like it's everywhere now. With node.js, it's on the backend, with Electron it's native
JavaScript Using do expressions in redux reducers There's an interesting proposal that's stage 1 currently (as of 9/26/2017) called do expressions. Thanks to the magic that is Babel, you can already go ahead and try this out with
JavaScript Advanced WebPack Part 3 - Creating a custom notifier plugin At Lonely Planet we use the heck out of WebPack. It's an incredibly powerful tool. Sometimes it takes a while though. I decided today that rather than watching the command line while it
JavaScript WebPack Code splitting with ES6 and Babel 6 Today is the day that finally, we decided it was time to make the move from Babel 5 to 6. It's been on our Technical Debt list for quite a while now. Here's
JavaScript Advanced WebPack Part 2 - Code Splitting WebPack has a feature that utilizes the AMD spec called Code Splitting. What it allows you to do is "split your code" (insert troll face). Seriously, it's an amazing feature. What
JavaScript Using jQuery's $.ajax in an Angular app We've all been using jQuery for a long time. It's for this reason that Angular.js works seemlessly with jQuery if it sees it on the page, but also has it's on jQLite
JavaScript Understanding Angular.js services the easy way One of the difficulties when first learning angular is understanding services and what they really are. One of the problem with services is there are several different ways to create one. This leads
MVP Excited to become a Microsoft MVP Yesterday I was honored to join the list of Microsoft MVP's! I am now an MVP for Internet Explorer. http://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/mvp/Jonathan%20Creamer-5000770 An IE MVP is recognized for
