ElizabethThe Basics of HooksIf you like working on React but haven’t tried hooks, I am about to change your life. Hooks makes setting state so much easier, and you…Feb 5, 2021Feb 5, 2021
ElizabethCoolers and How to Use ThemI am about to change your life. You’ve been in this spot before, working on a project, the functionality pretty much done but you have no…Jan 25, 20211Jan 25, 20211
ElizabethBuilding A Search FunctionThere is nothing more rewarding then having a search bar on your application that returns as you're typing. But how?! We’ll be working in…Jan 21, 2021Jan 21, 2021
ElizabethHow to Use Faker in homemade Rails APIThe Faker Gem is so fun for seeding your database. Anyone can pull from this data generator by simply adding the following gem to your…Jan 16, 20211Jan 16, 20211
ElizabethLocal Storage in ReactLocal storage is your seamless answer to unwanted refreshes. Everything you can keep in state, you can also keep in local storage, and…Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021
ElizabethThe Joys of RSPEC in RailsYou may be familiar with RSPEC in Rails as a way to test your code. Today I am going to show you how to set up RSPEC yourself in Rails and…Jan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021
ElizabethHow Relationships Work in RailsOn any rails app inside of your database you will find a schema page labeled schema.rb. That schema page will only be filled when your…Dec 24, 2020Dec 24, 2020
ElizabethEvents and Event Delegation in Vanilla JavaScriptThere are many kinds of events in Vanilla JavaScript, today we are going to talk about a click event. Remember when reading the following…Dec 15, 2020Dec 15, 2020
ElizabethHow to build a Chinese Zodiac Algorithm (Bonus Western Zodiac)The secret to building a Chinese zodiac algorithm is realizing that if you take a birth year, subtract four and divide that number by 12…Dec 9, 2020Dec 9, 2020
ElizabethHash Tables ExplainedA hash table (also called Object in JavaScript/Dictionary in Python/Hash in Ruby) is a data structure, which means we use it in code to…Nov 30, 2020Nov 30, 2020
