Alek HurstWhy CSS Styling Frameworks & Component Libraries Are Tech DebtDisclaimer: This article is only valid for companies that have a front end engineering team AND a product team. For side projects and for…4 min read·Jun 24, 2019----
Alek HurstHow To Create A Barebones Production Ready NPM Package With Babel 7A how-to guide for the simplest possible open source npm package or node module5 min read·Nov 18, 2018----
Alek HurstTop Advanced JavaScript Interview Questions For Modern Day EngineersOver the past few years I’ve interviewed with over 30 companies including Google, Facebook, and many many startups. Before each interview…7 min read·Sep 11, 2018----
Alek HurstYour API Choice Could Make Or Break Your Company...React as a framework has remained pretty much the same since it stabilized in 2015. Yes, there are some new async methods, and at one point…7 min read·Aug 28, 2018----
Alek HurstinPacmoALAS! THEY HAVE ARRIVED!!!The creation of Pacmo has been quite the journey. Starting from the day it rained on me while I was skateboarding to work and I didn’t have…2 min read·Nov 1, 2017--2--2
Alek HurstinPacmoFirst Batch, Coming Up!The title says it all, the first batch of Pacmo’s (the original backpack extender) are coming in hot! I’m working with a manufacturer in…1 min read·Aug 4, 2017----
Alek HurstinPacmoLevel 10In the last blog post I talked about getting Pacmo: the backpack extender off the ground. Since then, there has been some great progress!2 min read·Jul 2, 2017----
Alek HurstinPacmothe quest to pack more: ground zeroI am mega stoked to announce the beginning of this journey to create the Pacmo. The Pacmo is a super cool backpack extender that can be…3 min read·Jun 14, 2017----