https://medium.com/@josephcardillo?source=follow_footer--------------------------follow_footer- What are the benefits of arrow functions? They are more concise. They have implicit returns. (We’ll get into this below.) They do not rebind the value of this when you use an arrow function inside another function. (We’ll get into this in a later post.) How do I convert my ES5 functions to ES6 arrow functions? Let’s start with a simple example using .map(). *If you need a refresher on const, see my previous posts here and here. // Let's define an array of fir ..read more

This guide is for people who are starting with React. I have carefully curated the best videos and articles in each section to make it easier for learning. Note: I’m not associated with any of the websites mentioned below. It’s purely my view. Prerequisites Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Basic understanding of ES6 features. Here’s my article explaining some of the ES6 features. To get started you should at least know the following features: 1. Let 2. Const 3. Arrow functions 4. Imports and Exports 5. Classes Basic understanding of how to use npm. Getting ..read more

JavaScript is considered a great language for beginners. It’s partly because of its wide use on the internet, and partly because several of its features make it possible to write less-than-perfect code that still runs: it’s not as strict as many other languages, whether you’ve missed out a semi-colon or you don’t want to worry about memory management. But by the time you’re ready for interviews, you’ll want to feel confident that you know the ins and outs of the language, including some things that are done automatically and ‘behind the scenes’. In this article, we’ll cover some common Java ..read more

What is HTML? Okay, so this is the only bit of mandatory theory. In order to begin to write HTML, it helps if you know what you are writing. HTML is the language in which most websites are written. HTML is used to create pages and make them functional. The code used to make them visually appealing is known as CSS and we shall focus on this in a later tutorial. For now, we will focus on teaching you how to build rather than design. The History of HTML HTML was first created by Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Cailliau, and others starting in 1989. It stands for Hyper Text Markup Langua ..read more

A front end web developer as we know it (or maybe don't) is someone who uses HTML, CSS and JavaScript for a website or Web Application so that a user can see and interact with them directly. But is that all there is to know? How can you become a better front-end developer? Let's dig in. Learn HTML & CSS And become good at it. I guess there’s no way around it. Learn HTML & CSS. Why? Because the basics matter. HTML allows you to add content to a website while splitting it into headings, paragraphs, and tables. CSS lets a decent developer style the content and change things like colors ..read more