Before starting React, I think you should ...

React is a front-end JavaScript library. So you probably want to know the basics of JavaScript before diving into react, otherwise you will end up having a rough journey which isn’t good for your productivity. I wouldn’t advice you to fully rely on my article, I had a quite rough journey and after I finally understood React, I better document it for a future me. In this article, I’ll highlight the essentials and most important things to learn and provide a link to the resources as we gear up to creating your first React application. ...

June 9, 2024 · 2 min · Chris Achinga

How I started Using ES6 Modules in Node JS

A short guide on how I started using ES6 Modules when using Node. I love the EcmaScript Module syntax and I use it almost in all my code and practices. I will use the example from Express Introduction - MDN So, create a new folder (node-es6): mkdir node-es6 Inside the folder, initialize a node application by: npm init -y Now open the folder using your favorite text editor. Create a new file hello.js and paste the code: ...

January 3, 2021 · 2 min · Chris Achinga