Kiki Saintonge, the head of the Microsoft team responsible for React Native for Windows and macOS, came on React Wednesday this week to discuss their project. The combination of React and React Native are compelling to build and support web, mobile, and now the desktop. Companies who use this poly-platform stack will be able to…
Here at Digital Primates, we refer to ourselves as consultants, which occasionally begs the question: What is the difference between a contractor and a consultant, and which do I need? We agree that the definitions overlap at times; here are 3 questions to guide the discussion. How defined is the plan? In our view, clients…
Flipper is an open-source tool and debugging platform that helps visualize, inspect & control apps simply and intuitively. Earlier this year, Flipper became a default experience for React Native (version 62). With Flipper, you can inspect the native layout, monitor the redux state, and test deep linking from a single tool. Zain Sajjad and Shannon…
Use ternaries rather than && in JSX Many developers write code without really thinking about the side effects. There are minor differences found in computer science techniques that can have large impacts in production. One such case is the evaluation differences between && and the ternary operator. The ternary operator requires more explicitness than &&…
This week we discussed the topic of Innersourcing – using open source philosophy, process, and tools to scale internal development teams. Dan Skaggs, Raymond Camden, and Tanner Linsley attended the episode alongside regular hosts, TJ VanToll and Dan Wilson. Each participant has deep experience leading, contributing to, and consuming open source. This episode went deep…
Observables, Reactive Programming, and Regret Observable in RxJs is a very popular primitive to use in state-based JavaScript applications. The RxJS framework makes use of Observable as a mechanism to provide a structured cycle for state changes. The Observable pattern offers a standard structure for messages, resource clean-up, and a consistent API. Ben Lesh wrote…