JavaScript

3 articles from 2019 · show all

August 2019

The Big Mac index and Jest fetch testing

August 22, 2019

The Big Mac index is a purchasing power parity index published by The Economist. Jest fetch testing is a tech task so frustrating that it almost made me quit the industry. I'm writing this so you don't have to read 8234721 different blog posts, stack overflow answers, and GitHub threads with conflicting info on how to get Jest and fetch to play together.

May 2019

Just for fun 👉 React vs. jQuery vs. Svelte, same 🐱 app

May 24, 2019

I was bored Monday night and decided to see if I still know how to build with jQuery. Nothing better to do, no pressing ideas, a bit of fun. Also a favor for a friend who's preparing to talk about React to a bunch of people who've never seen it before 😛

LOLCODE-to-JavaScript compiler babel macro

May 16, 2019

A fully functioning LOLCODE-to-JavaScript compiler implemented as a Babel macro. You never thought you wanted this and now here it is. You're welcome. 🐱