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The Missing GraphQL Introduction
In this introduction to our GraphQL series, I will be going over what GraphQL is, how it works, and the benefits we see over a typical REST api. We...

Zach Silveira
May 10, 2019
Conditionals in JavaScript: If, Else If and Else
Let’s talk about conditional logic in JavaScript! We’re not going to go all “computer-science” on you and bore you with control flow diagrams - I’m...

Todd Motto
May 3, 2019
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TypeScript Classes and Constructors
We’re ready to learn how to add TypeScript to our ES6 classes. We’ll get there, but first let’s talk about classes in JavaScript, where they came f...

Todd Motto
Apr 24, 2019
Exploring Angular Lifecycle Hooks - OnDestroy
Welcome to our new blog series, Exploring Angular Lifecycle Hooks! There’s going to be nothing quite like this available on the web, as we will be ...

Wes Grimes
Apr 23, 2019
A guide to Responsive images with srcset
High resolution images are something we all want. Whether it’s on a mobile phone, a desktop or a laptop - no one wants to look at a blurry image. T...

Todd Motto
Feb 6, 2019

NGRX Store: Understanding State Selectors
Selectors are pure functions that take slices of state as arguments and return some state data that we can pass to our components. To better unders...

Todd Motto
Dec 20, 2018

Classes vs Interfaces in TypeScript
Classes and interfaces are powerful structures that facilitate not just object-oriented programming but also type-checking in TypeScript. A class i...

Todd Motto
Sep 22, 2018

Handling Observables with NgIf and the Async Pipe
Now you’ve learned the basics of Angular’s NgIf and Else it’s time to take things up a notch and introduce some Observables. In this article you’ll...

Todd Motto
Jul 12, 2018

NGRX Store: Actions versus Action Creators
Actions in the Redux paradigm are the initiators of the one-way dataflow process for state management. Once an action is triggered, or rather dispa...

Todd Motto
Jun 16, 2018

Typing Arrays in TypeScript
There are many ways in TypeScript to type a property as an array, or contains an array of “something”. These ways of declaring an array type includ...

Todd Motto
May 14, 2018

Testing Actions in NGRX Store
In this small NGRX Store testing series, we’re going to learn how to test Actions, Reducers and Selectors. Let’s begin with Actions, or more specif...

Todd Motto
Mar 8, 2018