Stephen RobbinsFrequency Counter Patterns in Algorithms…If you’ve recently wrapped up a software engineering bootcamp (like I have), there’s probably a good chance that you’ve discovered that…Apr 4, 2022Apr 4, 2022
Stephen RobbinsBuilding a search bar to filter items in a React front end…Let’s look at a scenario where a search bar will greatly improve the functionality of a page that is displaying many items. In this example…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Stephen RobbinsUsing Conditional Logic in Forms with Controlled Inputs in a React front-endUsing controlled inputs in a form is a great way to use React’s state to store the value’s as the user inputs their information. A typical…Jan 19, 2022Jan 19, 2022
Stephen RobbinsProgrammatic navigation after React Router’s V6 updatePrevious to React Router’s version 6 update, we had the capability of navigating programmatically after a user action by implementing the…Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Stephen RobbinsHow can React’s useContext hook make your life easier?If you are a front-end developer working with the React library, you are almost certainly used to passing props throughout your…Nov 19, 2021Nov 19, 2021
Stephen RobbinsUsing React StateReact’s useState Hook is a powerful and dynamic way to use stateful logic inside of function components. No longer do you have to convert a…Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021
Stephen RobbinsOne month in, what have I learned?!So it’s technically been over a month since the boot camp began. It feels like one big blur, mostly consisting of something other than…Aug 5, 2021Aug 5, 2021
Stephen RobbinsWhy I decided to learn software engineering…I could’ve had the summer off. I could have coasted through July and August. I could have been taking trips to the beach during the week…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021