As a full-time software engineer, I’ve always dreamed of creating something on my own—an app that could grow and eventually sustain itself. For me, this meant developing a web application that developers could truly benefit from.

The biggest challenge? Figuring out what to build. I constantly have ideas popping into my head, and while I’ve written down many of them, it wasn’t until recently that I found the momentum to dive into one.

When this role was entrusted to me, I wasn’t expecting it at all. Previously, I mostly did development work and some mentoring for junior and new employees who were starting at our company.

In essence, it was new territory for me, and I had to find my own way into it and improve my people skills so that I could help the people in my own coaching team.

What could be the consequences of using the useEffect hook incorrectly? Your whole React app could explode, that’s what!!

Just kidding, but here are some reasons that can make it worthwhile to consider some of the better approaches and uses of the hook when making network requests.

If you’ve recently survived a layoff in 2023, don’t worry, you’re not safe just yet. However, here are some tips on how to be prepared for the possibility of one in the future.

Zašto blog? U 2023. godini, ne znam ni sam, ali uvek sam želeo da imam svoj sajt. Jednostavno, nešto me vuče da trošim vreme radeći na svom sajtu.