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I'll write my extended thoughts here when 280 characters on X don't quite cut it.
End of 2018, I wrote an article about how I write marble tests for RxJS observables in Angular. The content is still valid, but I recently found a new library that I like and makes debugging marble tests easier.
Before starting my professional career as a developer, I mainly developed Android apps using Java as the programming language. I got hired by a software service company, and we had to develop JavaScript-based applications for cars in my first project. So the first time in my life, I had to work with JavaScript, and I made many mistakes during this time which I now want to share with you.
I think Angular is the best choice for large enterprise applications. The basic project setup, which is generated using the Angular CLI is good, but I prefer another way to set up a new project. In this article, I want to talk about these topics:
I recently quit my job and decided to start a new chapter in my life as a freelancer. This idea was in my head for about one year, but to be honest, back in these days, I was not brave enough to go this step. In this article, I want to tell you why I quit and started freelancing. These are the five reasons which I will talk about in detail:
I think we all know this problem: You need to develop a new web application, and therefore, you need to implement the application's core in the backend and frontend. Both can be time-consuming, and if you make the wrong architectural decisions in the beginning, they can hardly be maintainable over time.
As I started my first JavaScript project in 2015, I used JetBrains WebStorm, which is an IDE (integrated development environment) for JavaScript development. I was already used to JetBrains IDEs as I worked before with Android Studio, which is based on IntelliJ IDEA. Additionally, I got a WebStorm license from my company and could use it without any restrictions.
Update 12.02.2018: Meanwhile, I have created a PR to the Angular Material repository and added there an official guide
I created my first personal website in 2017 when I launched my first smartphone game. I use Google Analytics in this game, and it is, therefore necessary to provide a link to a privacy policy website from inside the game. I used WordPress and a free theme as I had nearly no frontend knowledge at that time:
Cover image from Poakpong licensed under CC 2.0
I am a passionate Reactive Extensions user and mostly use them in RxJS, which is integrated into the Angular framework.
I recently developed some static websites based on GatsbyJS with a sticky footer. A sticky footer is always positioned on the bottom of the page, even for sparse content.
Last year I developed the Standup Picker, which is an Angular application running in an Electron shell.
In my previous company, I got the opportunity to be one of 20 so-called "candidate interviewers". I participated in technical interviews, an essential part of this company's application procedure. I participated in about 30 interviews and learned a lot during this time, and I want to share my experiences with you. In my opinion, there are some rules to adhere to succeed in a technical interview.
I met and worked with many other developers as a software developer. Some just started their apprenticeship, some started their first job after university, some already had multiple years of work experience, and some even had 10+ years of experience working as a software developer.
In this post, I will describe how I increased my productivity by learning to use Visual Studio Code more efficiently.
In 2017, I have released my first smartphone game "Supermarket Challenge" for iOS and Android. I learned a lot during the game development and wanted to share my experiences with you.
At the end of last year, I started working on my private portfolio website and researching how to build and deploy such static websites quickly.
Since I published my first projects on GitHub I've enjoyed viewing the traffic on my repositories. It is exciting to see how many people visit or clone my repositories.
I am a big fan of Visual Code and use it as my main IDE for software development. The available selection of extensions (see the Extension Marketplace) is amazing.
