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8 articles from January 2021 · show all
"silicon valley is like hollywood"
and I don't mean Silicon Valley the place, I mean Silicon Valley the concept.
[CodeWithSwiz 21] useAuth beta support for Firebase 🎉
It works! useAuth has beta-level support for Firebase Auth 🥳 I did not expect that to take 3 sessions.
Tech interview best practice that fails in life
Tech interviews have a magic answer: The hashmap. And it's not always best on the job.
[CodeWithSwiz 20] Adding Firebase support to useAuth, pt2
Firebase continues to be 💩. No wonder people keep asking for support in useAuth. Almost there ✌️
What computer science can teach us about vaccine distribution
How would you rollout the covid vaccine for max fairness and speed?
[CodeWithSwiz 19] Firebase Auth support in useAuth, pt1
Support for Firebase Auth is one of the most requested features for useAuth and I figured what the heck, how hard can it be?
Why you can't find an engineering coach
Wanna learn boxing? Join a gym, find a coach. Tennis player with a kink in your game? Find a coach. Software engineer with a missing skill? Google, random blogs, fun newsletters, dubious podcasts, noise on twitter 🤨
Reflecting on 2020
The year that felt like a drag and ended in the blink of an eye.