React-Virtualized + Material-UI Cards for Fast Lists (airbnb + nyt part 4)
This tutorial will cover how to use React-virtualized with Material-ui Cards and Grid to make a list of image-heavy cards that loads extremely fast. Doing this not only allows for much faster loading and re-rendering [...]
BucketList App: Setup + Architecture + Basic Components (part 2)
This tutorial is part of a blog series on building an airbnb-esque interface for exploring New York Times travel recommendations. In this part of the series, I’ll show how to build the overall components and [...]
BucketList App: Getting the Data (part 1)
This article is part of the series on building a Bucket List App using NYT’s “places to go” lists paired with open source data from Wikivoyage and Pixabay. This section will describe how to get [...]
Build a Bucket List Travel App with React and Material-UI (part 0)
The New York Times has published a list of ‘places to go’ over the last 7+ years. This list features a well-curated list of 40-50ish places that they recommend people consider for their travels. The [...]
How to Add a Toolbar Above the iOS Keyboard (Swift)
Ever wonder how to get those buttons above the iOS keyboard? Here’s how! It’s called an “input accessory view” and you set it on the related text field. First you want to create a project [...]
Geocoding with Google Sheets + ImportJSON
Even as I grow wary Google’s monopoly power and the amount of data they have about literally EVERYTHING I do, I can’t deny my love for Google Sheets. Google sheets are one of the easiest [...]
25 Public React Repos/Apps to Inspire Your Next Project (part 2)
We all love seeing what other developers have done with the tools we use. Like many front-end developers, we continue to be thoroughly in love with React and build most of our software with it. Part [...]
Map Making with Google Sheets and React
Data visualizations have gotten a lot more popular over the last 5-10 years with the rise of software like D3, Tableau, and infographics. Maps just might be the original data visualization. In fact, maps are [...]
AWS Mobile Hub File Storage for Mobile Apps
Using AWS for file storage is a great way to add data upload capabilities to your mobile apps. It can easily be added to your app and give you inexpensive storage space online. If you [...]
25 Public React Repos/Apps to Inspire Your Next Project (part 1)
In the last couple of years, React has risen to become a massively popular JavaScript library and developer ecosystem. There are tens of thousands of software projects that use React and many of them are [...]
The Simple Stack: A Primer on Using React + Google Sheets API
Data-driven web applications are invaluable for all sorts of people and businesses. But updating or changing data in a relational or NoSQL database is not something most non-programmers can do. Wouldn’t it be nice if [...]
Four Ways to Create a Successful Technical Training Program
There are few sure things in life, but there are a lot of probables. You’ll probably pay taxes, you’ll probably waste time looking at social media on your phone, and at some point, someone will [...]
15 Blogs Every Javascript Developer Should Follow in 2018
I've been following the most interesting JavaScript blogs quite for a while now (this is a part of my job running https://weekendjs.com/). There are many of them. More than you might think. There are blogs started [...]
The Hero’s Journey for UX Design and Product Adoption
What makes user experience (UX) design successful? Google it. Read books. Enroll in boot camps or formal educational programs. In the end, it all comes down to one word. Adoption. You’re not creating a product [...]
How to Build a Simple Chat App with React Native and Firebase
Nick is a mobile developer with wide experience in building iOS and Android applications at RubyGarage. He enjoys researching tech topics and sharing his knowledge with other developers. In mobile development, cross-platform applications are appreciated for [...]
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