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February 2023

February 7, 2023

Checking if every item an array matches some criteria with the vanilla JS Array.prototype.every() method
February 6, 2023

Transforming arrays with the vanilla JS Array.prototype.reduce() method
February 3, 2023

Using VoiceOver on macOS for testing
February 2, 2023

How to get the last matching item in an array with vanilla JavaScript
February 1, 2023

Under-engineer

January 2023

January 31, 2023

HTML first
January 30, 2023

Most front end work is solving common problems with fundamental skills
January 27, 2023

How to find the index of an item in an array with vanilla JavaScript
January 26, 2023

How to find the first matching item in an array with JavaScript
January 25, 2023

Object property shorthand values with vanilla JavaScript
January 24, 2023

You are not your tools
January 23, 2023

The ins-and-outs of array destructuring with vanilla JS
January 20, 2023

Getting a subset of properties from an object with destructuring and the spread operator
January 19, 2023

The ins-and-outs of object destructuring with vanilla JS
January 18, 2023

Chaining array methods with vanilla JavaScript
January 17, 2023

How to sort arrays with vanilla JavaScript
January 16, 2023

Is JavaScript the new PHP?
January 13, 2023

Four ways to chop up arrays (with vanilla JavaScript)
January 12, 2023

Two ways to filter arrays (with vanilla JavaScript)
January 11, 2023

Two ways to modify arrays (with vanilla JavaScript)
January 10, 2023

How should you loop over arrays and NodeLists with JavaScript?
January 9, 2023

The JavaScript selector methods that changed EVERYTHING
January 5, 2023

You don't have to remember everything to be a good programmer
January 4, 2023

Merging arrays and objects with vanilla JavaScript
January 3, 2023

Cloning arrays and objects in vanilla JavaScript

December 2022

December 29, 2022

How to control the HTTP method forms use
December 22, 2022

The FormData API
December 21, 2022

More HTML, less JavaScript
December 20, 2022

Using a wrecking ball for a problem that requires hammer
December 19, 2022

Finding a job thats a good fit
December 16, 2022

Interview red flags
December 15, 2022

How I use utility classes to write more efficient CSS
December 14, 2022

Coffee chats
December 13, 2022

12 Days of Web
December 12, 2022

Advent of JavaScript 2022