Jason ArnoldAn easy way to test using “premium” API dataThis article is about using “premium” API data in Audacity’s FEND (Front-End Nanodegree) Program which I recently completed (this was when…5 min read·Oct 14, 2018--3--3
Jason ArnoldA pithy perusal of POST, PUT, and PATCHOne of the concepts that is difficult for me to keep straight is the differences between the HTTP methods of POST, PUT, and PATCH. They…7 min read·Nov 14, 2017--6--6
Jason ArnoldBasic intro to React Router v4I recently started working on a React project that called for one component being hidden until a button was clicked on another component…4 min read·Sep 18, 2017--6--6
Jason ArnoldA moment with Moment.jsOne of the trickier things to deal with in JavaScript is formatting of dates. If you are wanting a human-readable calculation of a…5 min read·Sep 6, 2017--1--1
Jason ArnoldA simple intro to Javascript imports and exportsCode (and most anything) is easier to manage when it is in small, bite-size chunks. This is the thinking behind keeping functions to only…5 min read·Jun 30, 2017--29--29
Jason ArnoldincodeburstA quick intro to React’s props.childrenWhen I was first learning React, one of the concepts that I just couldn’t wrap my head around was this.props.children (or props.children if…4 min read·Jun 20, 2017--23--23
Jason ArnoldincodeburstBinding functions in ReactOne of the reasons to use React for development, and I think one of the reasons for its popularity is that it relies heavily on all of the…7 min read·Jun 15, 2017--25--25
Jason ArnoldMy ‘Well, DUH!!!’ moment with React arraysUpdate 6/27/17: After it was pointed out to me that React frowns on using index numbers for keys, I rewrote parts of this post.5 min read·Jun 9, 2017--1--1
Jason ArnoldHosting a static site with Amazon Web ServicesI recently had the joyous task of choosing a new web host. The contract with my old host was coming to an end, prices were going up, and…5 min read·Jun 1, 2017--2--2
Jason ArnoldUsing the spread operator in React setStateI’m currently building an app using React.js and ran into an issue that had me stumped. When a button in the app is clicked, I needed a…2 min read·May 25, 2017--13--13