Josh PearsonRails File Structure 101app — contains the models, views, and controllers, along with the the rest of the core functionality of the application. This is the one…Oct 9, 2018Oct 9, 2018
Josh PearsonWorking with CSSTransitionGroup in ReactCSS transitions can be a little tricky in React if you need to animate a component when it leaves the DOM. I had just that problem recently…Sep 25, 2018Sep 25, 2018
Josh PearsonTracking Window Size in React & ReduxIn this post I’ll show you how to use React and Redux to track the the browser window size.Sep 18, 20181Sep 18, 20181
Josh PearsonHandling iframe loading in ReactIn my most recent project, I needed to utilize a few iframes. Unfortunately, iframes can take a while to load. It’s a pretty bad user…Sep 11, 20183Sep 11, 20183
Josh PearsonClosures: CS Terms For The Rest Of UsIf you’re a self-taught developer or you learned to code through a boot camp, some of the more mathematical or computer science terms…Aug 28, 2018Aug 28, 2018
Josh PearsonAPI Calls in Rails 5.2 with Encrypted CredentialsFor my latest project, I had a database of locations with latitude and longitude that I needed to find real-time weather data for.Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Josh PearsonDynamically Created Draggable ItemsDragging and dropping items on the screen is a fun user experience that is surprisingly easy to implement. For this post I’ll show you how…Jun 21, 2018Jun 21, 2018
Josh PearsonRegular Expression 101Regular expression, or regex, is a formal language that can describe a set of strings. It’s used by searching algorithms to find and…Jun 7, 2018Jun 7, 2018
Josh PearsonCreating a Simple Search Form in RailsToday I’m going to show you how to implement a basic search form in rails. Let’s start with a simple data model for a blog post site. We…May 24, 2018May 24, 2018
Josh PearsonLearning Active Record Queries With ExcelBefore I started my career in web development I spent years analyzing data in excel as a digital marketer.May 10, 2018May 10, 2018