The useReducer hook, as explained by the React documentation, is simply an alternative to the useState hook that enables more complex state management in React. This article will attempt to convey its functionality by means of vaguely useful examples. Initial set-up I will be using typescript. Feel free to follow-along by running…

My brain is quite small, and absorbs information about as well as a rock absorbs water. As a result, it requires lengthy, comprehensive, example-filled explanations of concepts before new ideas stick. This is one such explanation. Problem I have a react component that appears after a button click. I wish to…

I couldn’t find a gimp-friendly explanation of the use of angle brackets in Typescript, so I’m writing one myself. As a certified gimp, I endorse the comprehensibility of this explanation. My explanation is verbose, a brief explanation is provided in this stack overflow answer What are angle brackets? Angle brackets are the symbols <…

You presumably want to make a database for your little project. I presumably want to tell how. Read on. Creating and running the container The command: docker run -p 5432:5432 -d \ -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres \ -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres \ -e POSTGRES_DB=database-example \ -v pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data \ postgres The explanation: -p 5432:5432 — port 5432 (left) is the…

This is a no-fuss, succinct, condescending, comprehensive explanation of virtual environments (sometimes referred to as a “venv”). My operating system is Linux (Ubuntu), and my IDE is VSCode. I hope yours is too. After reading this article, you should be able to coherently explain the composition, purpose, and method of…