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What is the difference between var, let and const in Javascript
I did some interviews in the last few days, the role we were searching was “super-duper senior javascript master” so I asked this very simple question as starter:
Detect network issues from your pc to a remote url
Suppose you see that a website, or a URL, that seems to be unaccessible.
Typescript, Babel, Webpack, ESLint: my configuration
The purpose of this post is to give you, dear reader, an example of the configuration I use on some projects. Configuring the whole stack is sometimes frustrating. Here’s what works for me.
Typescript: why so complicated?! (A list of my preferred options)
Hey there, after digging about how Typescript settings mesh together, I decided to write my article about what I found the hard way, hoping to clear the path for newcomers.
I work remote, I do two video meetings per day
Do you love meetings? Do you enjoy taking a break from your work and talk - ehm, listen to your managers, stakeholders, customers, peers? I suppose you not. If you’re like me, 99% of your work life meetings have been a total waste of time.
SSH cheatsheet (from zero to hero)
SSH is one of the basic commands you need to master, no matter what’s your platform of choice. Because you’ll always end up working on some random server, and you’ll have to login to see logs or restarting services. Also, you’ll never see it as a skill to show because it’s implicit that you have to know how to use it, at least for logging in to some website.
What's the difference between Browserify and Webpack?
Browserify belongs to the very first generation of module bundlers and it basically allowed one thing, that is, use the require function from NodeJS in the browser. Browserify’s only job was to concatenate files wrapping them in functions that were then called by other fils.
How ads are loaded so fast: the command queue pattern
Prior to work in an ads company I had no idea of how ads are actually rendered on a page. I mean, I had a vague sense of what was going on, but the actual world behind it … well, it’s huge :)
Is typescript Namespace feature deprecated?
At my new job I maintain a medium-sized typescript library that is critical to the success of the company.
Another remote job for me
Two years ago I wrote about quitting a job in a big italian corporation to join a smaller reality that worked in fintech.