Writing Jest tests in a NextJs + Mongoose Application
February 17, 2023Background Ever struggled with Javascript/Typescript? You write code correctly, and you check every dependency but things just don't seem to…
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Optimizing a monolithic React App - I
August 20, 2020At a large retail company in BC, Canada, we were faced with a monolithic problem of an underperforming and over-bloated Storefront web app…
Optimizing a monolithic React App - II
August 20, 2020Previously I mentioned about the metrics we track to identify success, and some insight on how we reduced our vendor size by about 50%. You…
Integrating Firebase to your React Native App
August 02, 2020Firebase is a package of backend services provided by google, that helps you get started with your app, be it a web app or a native app…
Handling media-queries with PostCSS Mixins.
February 29, 2020What are Mixins? Mixins are means to create simple css templates to prevent duplication of code. Exmaple of a mixin in PostCSS: @define…
Making a simple Todo app in React Native using Expo CLI
June 16, 2019What is React Native you ask? React Native is Facebook's answer to writing code in Javascript using the familiar React fundamentals and…
Security patches now a breeze on your Ubuntu Server/Machine! 💻
June 12, 2019You heard that right folks no more do you have to deal with the frequent (yet some times annoying) updates and security patches to the…
Setting up Jest in an Expo app that's using Firebase 🔥
June 11, 2019I am writing this (very) brief tutorial to help any fellow developer facing the same problems I did while trying to get my Expo/React Native…