Agents, MCP & Developer Experience at IBM โก ๐ฅ Tech Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur ๐ Sharing opinions (โ๏ธ hello@hackteam.io)
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๐พ SOFTWARE DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
Iโve won a @hackernoon Noonies Award for my contributions to the developer community
Thanks everyone for voting ๐ ๐
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5 things every frontend developer should know in 2021:
1. Design systems
2. GraphQL
3. CI/CD
4. Test automation
5. Serverless
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Did it hurt when you needed to fetch three individual REST APIs to load data in your frontend?
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Backend: Here's your API, enjoy!
Frontend: Thanks! But how do I get just the restaurant names?
Backend: Filter them out on the frontend, I guess...
That's when you need GraphQL ๐
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How to become a pro developer:
- Use a mechanical keyboard
- Wear a conference t-shirt
- Answer every question with "it depends"
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My technology focus for 2021 is:
- React / React Native
- GraphQL
- TypeScript
- Scala
- Kubernetes
- Nextjs
- Expo
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๐ ANNOUNCEMENT ๐
I'll no longer build JavaScript applications. Instead, I moved on to using TypeScript only.
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How to become a pro developer:
- Use a mechanical keyboard
- Wear a conference t-shirt
- Answer every question with "it depends"
- Question the scalability of every tool
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You cannot compare GraphQL with tRPC
GraphQL does so much more than adding type safety to your stackโฆ
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Software development is easy, if you leave out the hard parts:
- Performance
- Scalability
- Security
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You can learn something new in JS every day: did you know the logical operator `&&` can be replaced by a comma operator?
codepen.io/gethackteam/pen/rโฆ
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Taking a spot in a crowded cafe feels me obligates to order something at lease once/twice a hour, especially when it's a small business. My father used to own small restaurants / cafes / sandwhich shops. Never do this in a small business, it makes the shop owner miss revenue
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My top 5 technologies for 2022 are:
TypeScript
React
GraphQL
Serverless
Rust
What are yours?
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Someone posted this on Instagram this week, pretty much summed everything up ๐
#javascript #reactjs #100DaysOfCode #100DaysOfReact
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Once you tried GraphQL you can never go back to REST, the developer experience is just too amazing
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I'm giving away 10 free eBook copies of my book "React Projects" (amzn.to/2saN2rx) to aspiring React developers.
Who could use this book? Mention them in the comments, and I'll randomly pick the winners in 48 hours.
๐RT for reach! ๐
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Just two pieces of advice:
- use TypeScript instead of JavaScript
- use GraphQL instead of REST APIs
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Don't know if I actually mentioned this before, but - as a self-taught programmer - I learned most of my skills just by reading documentation and trying out tutorials
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I think GraphQL is good for 99.9% of developers that work with APIs
The other 0.01% is just unwilling to accept how great it is
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Already heard about the pipeline operator?
let newScore = 25
|> double
|> add(7, ?)
console.log(newScore); // 57
Can't wait to use this once it makes the final release of #ECMEAScript #js
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A .map() method should only be used of you want to iterate over an array to return a new array. Not if you just want to iterate..
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๐ก GraphQL tip
Creating GraphQL types from your JSON response is always a hassle, but you can automate this with JSON2SDL.com
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Do you think there are too many JavaScript frameworks? Try picking a database:
MongoDB
DynamoDB
Firestore
Couchbase
FaunaDB
HarperDB
PlanetScale
& much more
Not a bad thing, but makes picking the โbestโ one hard
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It's been almost 6 months since my book React Projects (amzn.to/2saN2rx) was released, to celebrate I'll be giving away 10 copies.
Who could use this book? Mention them in the comments, and I'll randomly pick the winners in 48 hours.
๐RT for reach! ๐
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Typescript is the best thing that has happened to frontend development in recent years. All of the frontend developers should start using it now, if you aren't already using it.
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A .map() method should only be used of you want to iterate over an array to return a new array. Not if you just want to iterate..
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Visa sorted and flights booked, cannot be more hyped for @react_india next week ๐๐
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"Why was Rust the language chosen for Libra, and why is the main contributor a guy from Nigeria?" - One of the questions during the congress hearing of #libra c-span.org/video/?c4808083/rโฆ
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The more โseniorโ a developer gets, the lesser amount of time they have for programming. Most time is spend on architecture, code reviews, coaching, knowledge sharing etc
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If you want to try out GraphQL, you can turn any REST endpoint into a GraphQL API by running:
stepzen import curl <Your cURL Command>
The @stepzen_dev CLI is available on npm: npmjs.com/package/stepzen
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Senior software engineers aren't necessarily good managers, still companies are forcing their most senior specialists into management roles
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Currently building a full-stack production grade side project:
Frontend:
- Next.js
- TypeScript
Backend
- Supabase
- StepZen
And the experience is amazing!
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I created my first article on dev.to, listing 5 examples of opensource React projects you can learn from dev.to/gethackteam/5-exampleโฆ
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Technologies come and go. Node.js may not be the most hyped runtime anymore, but it is still widely used because of its simplicity and efficiency
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This week my new book Fullstack GraphQL (co-authored with Gaetano Checinski) was released. Get it here newline.co/fullstack-graphql #GraphQL
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How to become a good programmer?
Make many mistakes, and learn from them so you wonโt create them again.
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Excited!
We're going to make GraphQL the default API for lots of developers and companies ๐
techcrunch.com/2023/02/08/ibโฆ
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Shoutout to everyone participating in #100DaysOfCode, especially when you are working on #javascript, #reactjs and #nodejs projects. Keep up the good work ๐ #javascriptEverywhere
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Started working on a new project using React Native, Expo, Nextjs and Amplify. If this works, I'll have a low-code backend with a frontend working on web and mobile - with almost zero build configuration
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Some weeks ago I wrote a post on dev.to, already much more traction on this post than my previous posts on Medium dev.to/gethackteam/5-exampleโฆ
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Struggle of junior JavaScrip developers...
Hint: it doesn't matter, try both and learn the one that works for YOU
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This is me in 2016, after winning a hackathon in Berlin
(and the first time I ever used GraphQL)
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I wrote a new post listing 5 great examples of GraphQL APIs to learn from. With thanks to @swcarlosrj @ReactFinland @artsy @axelfuh
@swapi #DEVcommunity dev.to/gethackteam/5-exampleโฆ
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Mind just blown. Am I the only one who didn't knew about the `console.table()` method in #js?
const array = ['item1', 'item2', 'item3']
console.log(array)
console.table(array)
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๐ฎ๐ณ In a few months Iโll be back in India
At India's largest Angular conference (which is community led), Iโll speak about using GraphQL to give your frontend app superpowers
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How my stack for building web apps has developed:
GraphQL > REST
TypeScript > JavaScript
React > Vue
JSS > CSS
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Without Twitter, I wouldn't have been at this stage in my career where I am today ๐
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Need ideas for projects during #100DaysOfCode? Try out recreating this #SoundCloud clone using their public api and #reactjs #programming #opensource #javascript crwd.fr/2G18eVL
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You don't need Redux in your next React application, with the Context API you're able to handle most of the use cases
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Struggle of junior JavaScript developers...
Hint: no matter if you initially go for frontend or backend, it's no problem to go fullstack later
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