by Greg Turnquist | Feb 28, 2017 | javascript, react, software
I’ve talked in the past how I like the approach React leads me to when it comes to building apps. How does such grandiose talk play out when it’s time to add a new, unexpected feature? Let’s check it out. I’ve been building an installation app...
by Greg Turnquist | Feb 6, 2017 | javascript, react
This industry can be quite brutal. Tools come and go. Programming styles invented fifty years ago suddenly become relevant. But I really enjoy when a certain toolkit nicely presents itself over and over as the way to go. I’m talking about React. Every wonder...
by Greg Turnquist | Jul 26, 2016 | javascript
JavaScript, amidst its funny quirks, is an interesting platform for functional programming. Especially given its highly mutable nature. Yes, you heard that right: a mutable functional programming language. Let me head things off real fast. I’m not an expert on...
by Greg Turnquist | Jun 7, 2016 | javascript, software
Given the time I’ve had to think about the whole leftpad controversy, I have to come to the conclusion that leftpad was PERFECTLY FINE with its decision to build a module with only eleven lines. (As to the brooha over unpublishing and then being forcibly...
by Greg Turnquist | Jan 8, 2015 | javascript
It’s weird, but I dodged a lot of the web development churn that happened in the late 90s, early 2000 era due to my involvement in thick client, closed source work. Basically, I never worked with JavaScript in the early days. And back then, when I would peek at...
by Greg Turnquist | Sep 2, 2014 | conference, javascript, spring data rest, springone
This is a short week for US citizens, since this past Monday was Labor Day. Of course, while I took time off, it didn’t really save me from the fact that I still have a boat load of stuff to do before I fly off to Dallas this upcoming Sunday. I look forward to...
