Awesome Next.js API Routes with next-api-decorators
November 9th, 2021
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By Tom Norton
Building a modern Web application can be a complex task - it's likely that if you're looking to build something you'll start thinking about…
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Next.js 12 Performance Test: Builds Appear to be Slower, Not Faster
November 1st, 2021
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By Tom Norton
This week, Vercel announced the release of Next.js 12 at Next.js conf, surprising everyone, given the relatively short time span since the…
If It Isn’t Already, Your Startup’s React Project Should Be Written in TypeScript
November 25th, 2020
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By Tom Norton
I used to object to the idea of TypeScript. To me, it didn’t seem to make sense to add static typing to a language...
5 Lessons I Learned While Releasing A Mobile App
October 26th, 2020
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By Tom Norton
This year I wrote and released Still, a mobile app for iOS and Android. Still is an app designed to help people with Anxiety and OCD relax…
Useful Custom Hooks for Tired React Devs
October 25th, 2020
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By Tom Norton
React hooks are awesome. By abusing the power of JavaScript closures and with a few caveats, it’s possible to hold state in a function…
Animations in React Native Just Got a Whole Lot Easier
October 5th, 2020
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By Tom Norton
Ah, React Native animations. Long-considered to be one of the pain points of React Native development, due to their steep learning curve…
Better React Code Using Functional Programming
September 30th, 2020
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By Tom Norton
We’ve all come across stuff like this before. You’ve got a component that can display errors locally, but calls external code...
