Setting up a React Project from Scratch isn't Scary!

Many developers use tools like Create React App to quickly scaffold React applications. Tools like CRA are great! But it's also good to practice writing your own React app from scratch. Doing so will help you understand the basics of what CRA and React frameworks like Gatsby and Next are doing behind the scenes.

What I Learned After Teaching People How to Code for 3.5 Years

Effective teaching and mentoring requires building relationships with our students and mentees, but this can sometimes be difficult when we focus on negative behaviors. In this post I highlight how I learned to work with difficult people