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2021: Beautifully Chaotic

There is a good chance that 2021 was one of the best years of my life... have I peaked?

How to test a Material UI Select component using React Testing Library

As great as the library is, testing Material UI components can be tricky at times. This is mainly due to how the components are nested within the DOM on render, which can sometimes make it difficult to know...

Find your community

I recently started a new role as a remote front end developer. The majority of my colleagues are a 4 hour drive away, and some would require a long haul airplane ride to visit. It is truly exciting to productively work with people from all around the world on a daily basis...

2020 in Review

Taking a look back at this dumpster fire of a year.

What is optional chaining in JavaScript?

Optional chaining will soon be coming to JavaScript (at the time of writing it is in stage 4). Let's take a quick look at what optional chaining is and why you should be excited about it.