Published inXebia Engineering Blog·Jun 14, 2021React memoization in actionMemoization is something which comes in handy for performance optimisations. I will try to make it seem less intimidating through this blog, and show you how you can use memoization to your advantage through a simple react application. In this application, we will simulate how a car works and see…React10 min readReact10 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·May 25, 2021PostgreSQL with Node.jsThrough this blog, I will show you how to create a basic REST API using Node.js and PostgreSQL. We will additionally be using express and node-postgres. This blog will not use an ORM such as Sequelize, so that we can understand the querying part better. Our application will simply sign…Postgres8 min readPostgres8 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Feb 4, 2021Singly Linked Lists with TypeScriptData structures lie at the heart of programming, and often come in handy when you least expect them to. And even when they don’t, you do definitely need them to crack a lot of interviews. Linked Lists are a commonly occuring data structure, and this blog will help you understand…Typescript9 min readTypescript9 min read
Published inThe Startup·Jan 26, 2021Custom Hooks in React: Hands-onCustom hooks are great to add flexibility to your code and reuse logic, with the help of the alreay existing react hooks in a creative way. Through this blog post we will have a look at how to create custom hooks, and just how flexible we can be with them…React9 min readReact9 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Jan 11, 2021Generics in TypeScriptGenerics definitely seem intimidating to anyone who is not used to them. In this blog post, I will try to make them a little less mysterious, and show how they can be useful by using a more hands-on approach. You can follow along over at Typescript playground, if you do…Typescript11 min readTypescript11 min read
Published inLevel Up Coding·Jun 24, 2020Understanding Interfaces in GoInterfaces might seem like a strange concept to newcomers in programming, and to programmers who have not used interfaces because they were either never too confident about them, or maybe because the tools they have used so far did not rely on using interfaces much. Well, interfaces should be making…Go6 min readGo6 min read
May 3, 2020Getting started with React: Managing state using Context APIThis blog is a part of the series — Getting started with React. In the previous part we discussed about how to make API calls, create mock servers and implement routing for your web application. In this part, we will understand the significance of storing a central state for your…JavaScript16 min readJavaScript16 min read
Apr 19, 2020Getting started with React: APIs, Mock Servers and RoutingThis blog is part of the series ‘Getting started with React’ . In the last part, we discussed about lifecycle methods in class based components. So far, we have only talked about APIs and emulated async tasks by using setTimeout( ) or setInterval( ). In this part, we will create…React26 min readReact26 min read
Apr 13, 2020Member-onlyGetting started with React: Lifecycle HooksThis blog is a part of the series ‘Getting started with React’. In the last part, we covered the core concepts of react to get familiar with how the very basics of a react application work. A brief recap on what we learnt in the previous part: The initial project…React26 min readReact26 min read
Apr 13, 2020Getting started with React: The FundamentalsThis blog is a part of the series ‘Getting started with React’. In part 1, we will be covering the core concepts of React.js and gradually building on that knowledge as we progress over the course of other Parts which I will publish following this. In this Part, we will…React22 min readReact22 min read
