Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceIntro to React HooksThis is a quick intro into hooks. You can easily switch over, although the React team recommends doing this in phases, not all at once…Feb 12, 2019Feb 12, 2019
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceHow to use your Elasticache store on your local Redis Server 🎉If you’re like me, you probably hate having to sync databases — especially if you’re using Elasticache since they currently have SYNC…Oct 24, 2018Oct 24, 2018
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceGetting started with Node.js (Part Three: Node + Angular + Webpack)If you’re just finding this post, please see the previous posts getting up and running with Node: Part 1, Part 2.Sep 10, 2016Sep 10, 2016
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceGetting started with Node.js (Part Two: Node + Angular)If you haven’t checked out part one, head there first. Let’s add Angular! I’ll discuss Webpack and other ways to include Angular in the…Aug 29, 2016Aug 29, 2016
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceGet started with Node.js (Part One: Node)Flatiron School, where I attended for Web Development, was great. As a student, you always had a new lab or a README to click finish and…Aug 29, 2016Aug 29, 2016
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceUsing Paperclip with AngularJS + Base64When I started to work through AngularJS, I started to realize how many gems aren’t abstracted the same way they are in Rails. As I was…Jul 9, 2016Jul 9, 2016
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceBreakdown: AngularJS Custom DirectivesTo a newcomer, Angular seems almost magical. It’s the framework you never knew you needed: easy binding and iteration right in your DOM:Jun 12, 2016Jun 12, 2016
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceWalkthough: Optimizing your Rails project with jQuery & AJAXAt the end of building my Rails project, I was attempting to add sort and search features, that, while not difficult to implement, raised…May 31, 2016May 31, 2016
Joe LaChanceinjoelachanceRESTful & Nested Resources: A Nested Resource WalkthroughA disclosure: This is mostly about Nested Resources, but I think it’s important to start with a brief explanation of REST:May 9, 20162May 9, 20162