For someone who's heard of blockchain, but doesn't understand what it is and how it works, here's an explanation: Blockchain is a word usually attached to cryptocurrency. Let's start there. Cryptocurrency is a replacement for cash. Cash, and to a lar...
Part two to the deep linking adventure! Part one, Linux, is here To get this working on Windows, much of it is the same as Linux. There is only one thing that is different (well, two...) In Windows, we don't need to add anything specific to the pack...
Background I've been working on an Electron app. The front end's all done with React, making it very convenient for us React front end guys. We wanted to implement a feature where you could open a link elsewhere on the computer - sent via messenger ...
One of useEffect's uses is to perform an effect when a component is first mounted, and not to repeat it. However, React's compiler always breathes down your neck about adding dependencies to useEffect's dependency array. Most of the time, sure, the d...
I'm writing a sort of game using React. It's supposed to be used in the classroom, to help kids remember flashcards. I'm in the process of writing code that allows the user to add their own images to the game. To begin with, I'll use local storage - ...
One of today's tasks was to add autocomplete to my project's search bar. So, when you type, a box should appear below the input box to show potential things you might want to search for. I discovered today the following things: 1 - It's needless to s...