John Espinosa

Concepts and tidbits from Eloquent Ruby by Russ Olsen that reinforced, taught me something new, or I just found interesting! Write Code That Looks Like Ruby 1. Parenthesis Ruby at times tries to minimalize syntax. An example of this, that I was unfamiliar with is in how Rubyists... [Read More]

Arrow Functions Prior to the introduction of Arrow functions in ES6, we had the following, commonly referred to as an anonymous function, or in this case a named function. ------------ES5------------ function something() { return "I... [Read More]

oh-haay! is an application that directly populates a users groups through the Meetup API allowing them to see fellow group members whilst updating their status and informing others of their objectives for attending. I first got the idea for oh-haay! due to... [Read More]

One of the most common features to be implemented in a web application is the ability to specify roles. Much like the last time I implemented a roles feature (here), it took me longer than it should have. Going in one direction, only to switch gears to another, ultimately... [Read More]

In order to get a better understanding of React components, how to build and structure them, I set out to build a few small apps to practice and also start committing to memory the common syntax and nuances of React. These projects were super fun to complete, and in the... [Read More]