Thomas Findlay

Thomas Findlay is a 5-star rated mentor, full-stack developer, consultant, technical writer and the author of “React - The Road To Enterprise” and “Vue - The Road To Enterprise.” He works with many different technologies such as JavaScript, Vue, React, React Native, Node.js, Python, PHP and more. Thomas has worked with developers and teams from beginner to advanced and helped them build and scale their applications and products. Check out his Codementor page, and you can also find him on Twitter.

Web Vue
Vue Basics: Testing with Vitest

Testing is vital for the reliability of our applications. See the essentials of testing Vue applications using Vitest and @vue/test-utils.

by Thomas Findlay
May 05, 2025 9 min read Share
Web React
Getting Started with Appwrite (Part 4/4): Creating Invoice PDF with Functions and Storage

This series on Appwrite, a BaaS platform, shows authentication flow, database storage and serverless functions in a React invoicing app. In Part 4, we delve into Appwrite CLI, functions and storage. When an invoice is created, updated or deleted, its PDF will do the same in Appwrite storage.

by Thomas Findlay
June 28, 2024 15 min read Share
Web React
How to Implement Real-Time Functionality with React and TRPC.io

Real-time updates can be a great way to keep all subscribed clients up to date with the latest changes. In this tutorial, we explore how to implement real-time functionality using TRPC.io and WebSockets to notify all subscribed users.

by Thomas Findlay
June 27, 2024 10 min read Share
Web React
Getting Started with Appwrite (Part 3/4): CRUD Functionality

This series will explore Appwrite, a self-hosted server backend, plus BaaS platform. We’ll dive in with a React invoicing app, showcasing authentication flow, database storage and serverless functions. Part 3 will comprise implementing CRUD functionality for invoices.

by Thomas Findlay
June 21, 2024 14 min read Share
Web React
Getting Started with Appwrite (Part 2/4): Authentication

This series will explore Appwrite, a self-hosted server backend, plus BaaS platform. We’ll dive in with a React invoicing app, showcasing authentication flow, database storage and serverless functions. In Part 2, we’ll create the sign-up/login authentication flow.

by Thomas Findlay
June 21, 2024 10 min read Share