Gianpaul RachieleFetching from multiple API endpoints at onceI completed a code challenge for a company recently and was asked to pull information from two API endpoints. So, my first solution was to…Jul 19, 20183Jul 19, 20183
Gianpaul RachieleHow to order CSS declaration blocksI’ve been trying to brush up on my CSS. I find the best way to remember something is to write about it as well as apply.Jul 14, 2018Jul 14, 2018
Gianpaul RachieleCron Job SchedulerIn a recent technical interview I was asked about how to handle email scheduling. I had a few suggestions but I ultimately missed the mark…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Gianpaul RachieleJavaScript PromisesTo stay in the habit of “if I have to look it up, I should blog about it”. Here’s a little something about JavaScript promises.Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Gianpaul RachieleWhat’s the bang operator do in Ruby? Is it different from the bang that is at the end of a method?The bang operator is a method that is used to return boolean values. What does that mean though? We should consider the concepts of…Jun 23, 2018Jun 23, 2018
Gianpaul RachieleSolving the anagram problemI interviewed with a company recently and they asked me to whiteboard a solution to a function that would take two strings as input and…Jun 16, 20181Jun 16, 20181
Gianpaul RachieleA Few Helpful Tips for White-boarding!I did some white-boarding practice today. For those of you who have never done any white-boarding, it’s an interesting experience. You’re…Jun 8, 2018Jun 8, 2018
Gianpaul RachieleAdding Clickable Links to an SVG Image FileWhen I was creating my portfolio website I was adding my resume to the website in an embed tag. This worked great and all until I realized…Jun 4, 2018Jun 4, 2018
Gianpaul RachieleWhat’s the difference between let and const, in Javascript?ES6 introduced two new keywords in addition to var when declaring variables, let and const. What is the point of these new keywords? Before…May 27, 20181May 27, 20181
Gianpaul RachieleHigher Order Components in ReactFear not, higher order components(HOCs) aren’t hard. The key thing to remember is that, React is just Javascript in a fancy car. So any…May 21, 2018May 21, 2018