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I just made an app in 26 hours

3/10/2019

How I built Dunbar, a relationship management app, in just 26 hours by leveraging high motivation, Expo, minimal boilerplate, and open source libraries.

Redux Light and Universal endpoints

3/8/2019

Introducing Redux Light, a minimal boilerplate approach to Redux that prioritizes composition over inheritance and faster time to context while maintaining clarity.

Seven mistakes I think my software company made building their React Native App

1/16/2019

Seven critical mistakes to avoid when building React Native apps including premature complexity, messy codebases, lack of product-market fit validation, and poor user retention strategies.

Why code ownership is a must for agile development

1/5/2019

Exploring why code ownership is essential for agile development and how feature ownership can diminish inefficiencies and bottlenecks in development teams.

Wet code and inline styles

4/2/2018

A controversial take on coding practices advocating for inline styles and WET code over DRY principles to prioritize development speed and reduce abstraction overhead.

My 7 key ways to keep my Code Quality Ultra High

3/13/2018

Seven key principles for maintaining high code quality, balancing concerns like DRY principles, naming conventions, external dependencies, and reducing time-to-context.

React Native App Structure: Fat-, pure-, wrapper- or screen-components?

3/13/2018

An exploration of component organization strategies in React Native, introducing a folder structure based on component types including fat, pure, screen, wrapper, and universal components.

Must have Tooling & Programs

3/6/2018

A quick overview of essential development tools and productivity apps for building React Native applications, including VSCode, ESLint, Prettier, RescueTime, and WakaTime.

Shortcuts Cheatsheet

3/6/2018

A comprehensive cheatsheet of keyboard shortcuts and terminal commands for VSCode, MacOS, React Native Simulator, Chrome DevTools, and common Git workflows.

The Expo Edge - why you should choose Expo over bare React Native

3/6/2018

A comprehensive comparison of Expo versus bare React Native and ExpoKit, outlining advantages like build automation and OTA updates, and disadvantages including app size constraints.

The Multiple Personality Coder

2/27/2018

A humorous exploration of different mental modes developers shift between while coding, from debugging to perfecting UI, illustrated through fictional programmer personalities.

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