Ahad Bokhari

2019 is upon us and the demand for front-end, full-stack and JavaScript developers is huge. Let's take a quick looks at the trends you should be taking very seriously in 2019. Start learning by writing a little code as you get to know them

Not another post on how to use hooks, but kinda cool to see React is moving away from classes, admitting people might still struggle with class level components vs functional components. To the wise, classes and 'new' have plagued JavaScript's prototypal and functional nature

Prefer simplicity and use TAP (Test Anything Protocol) to minimize analysis paralysis. Just get on with it

Effects of coding while under pressure

Thinking about the `complicated-is-beautiful mindset`. A surprising amount of people like keeping things difficult

Understanding data binding is fundamental to building SPA's. Some prefer two-way data binding, while others hate it. Learn a little more about the binding techniques in modern javascript applications

Managing application state, a problem and challenge everyone has. Whether or not you agree that concepts around managing state are useful and which create more complex apps, it's important to understand this exciting concept

ES6 comes with a set of features that aid in metaprogramming, but not much has been written about them. I'd like to briefly touch base on reflection and introspection whilst opening doors for further posts detailing ES6 Proxy, Symbol and Reflect.

Our love of tools has led to a mindset where we constantly feel the need to seek and eek out the next great tool no matter what the cost

Too much configuration, too many API's. Avoid this sisyphean ordeal - you can succeed without people throwing knowledge at you and promising it will solve all your problems

JavaScript uses prototypes, but new ES6 implementations also uses the traditional class keyword. What's the real difference between the two?

The original quote by the creator of Erlang stating that OO languages come with this implicit environment that they carry around with them. Thank goodness I live in the functional world!

What routers do in general, from a modern component driven application's perspective

From Bower to NPM, to now Yarn - a package management tool which boasts a better workflow. A couple of bullets on why I like Yarn.

Keeping up with the Joneses and the rapid pace of front-end development. Random thoughts on modern day trends and a list of discoveries that might add value to your repertoire