We all have different paths that have brought us to where we are in life. Eric Bishard tells us how he developed his career from graphic design and multimedia student to a self taught software engineer to a Developer Advocate for Kendo UI.
React is great at rendering out components and boosting performance, but it lacks any formal pattern around state and data retrieval. Redux can help address some of the issues that arise as your web application grows in size.
Building a simple app for teaching concepts around scoring a hand of poker using functional programming. This project uses visual elements and unit testing as a way to "gamify" the learning process. A few simple components combined with the powerful and easy to use Kendo UI grid create an meaningful display of tests with data.
Takeaways from the Concatenate Conference, a free conference for Nigerian developers with topics ranging from frameworks to design systems, performance to animation.