Jake PeppleUtilizing Redux in React NativeOne of the more difficult things my team and I had to deal with when building our most recent React Native project was what to do with the…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017
Jake PeppleA Jest Test vs. the RestUp until this point in my software career, I have used Mocha and Chai for most, if not all of my testing needs. But I recently was…Oct 25, 2017Oct 25, 2017
Jake PeppleJust How “Native” Do I Need to Go in React Native?For the last couple weeks, our team has worked on a mobile application for Android and iOS. One of the biggest decisions we had to make was…Oct 18, 2017Oct 18, 2017
Jake PeppleAn Augmented Reality Primer, Part 2In my last post, I detailed my initial foray into creating VR and AR experiences for mobile using React Native. Since that point, I have…Oct 11, 2017Oct 11, 2017
Jake PeppleAn Augmented Reality PrimerThis week, my team and I will begin work on our augmented-reality-based local discovery app. We have begun research on the various…Oct 4, 2017Oct 4, 2017
Jake PeppleFinding Your Place With the Google Maps APIOver the past couple weeks, our dev team set out to build an app for creating and browsing potlucks in the user’s area. Before we began, I…Sep 27, 2017Sep 27, 2017
Jake PeppleWhy Should I Rebase?Up until this point in my coding endeavors, I’ve worked on relatively small assignments in short time windows. Great for learning a lot of…Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017
Jake PeppleTest Yourself Before You Wreck YourselfI’ve sat down in front of a project on numerous occasions and asked myself: “Where the hell do I even begin with this?” Sometimes a large…Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
Jake PeppleUsing Asynchronous vs Synchronous CodeLearning how to write code has taught me a few things about the capabilities of the average computer. At some points, computers have seemed…Sep 6, 2017Sep 6, 2017
Jake PeppleUsing Sinon: Fake It ’Til You Make ItWhen testing our Javascript code, there are some external variables that can sometimes make things difficult for us. Like the passing of…Aug 31, 2017Aug 31, 2017
