Michael Mangialardi

Christian | Frontend Engineer | Design Tokens Advocate

Southwest Virginia Joined on Jan 7, 2020 https://www.michaelmang.dev/

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Author of Design Systems for Developers 📚 https://leanpub.com/designsystemsfordevelopers

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 19 '21

So, You Want to Get a Job as a React Developer (Here Are 4 Not-So-Obvious Ways to Land It)

#react #webdev #career #javascript

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Jun 30

Apply Agile to the Family

#discuss #agile #productivity #webdev

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Preaching 'Clean Code' is Lowering the Quality of Developers

There are some good points in this article. Specifically, I a...

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The job title debate

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Why Estimates Are Waste

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Have you ever considered switching to QA from development ? & Why ?

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The Problem with Feature Branches

Is there a tool for doing this sort of review? This would see...

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The job title debate

This differs in every company, but I think software titles sh...

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The Problem with Feature Branches

This presumes that testing the code in a development environm...

Jun 23

I love listening to music when coding, and you should too!

I can't listen to music while coding, but I love Loop earplug...

Jun 23

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Michael Mangialardi

Jun 28

Clean Code is About Reducing Complexity (Not Improving Readability)

#webdev #javascript #programming

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Jun 27

Creating a "Candidates" Pattern in Your Codebase

#webdev #javascript #react #programming

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Jun 17

16 Unsurprising & Surprising Tips on Developer Self-Care

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Jan 26

How to Start a Design System Without a Company-Led Initiative (A Use Case for Non-Enterprise Businesses)

#design #career #javascript #webdev

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Jan 21

Wrapping React Query's useMutation (A Use Case for Wrapping External Libraries)

#javascript #react #webdev #tutorial

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Jan 20

Creating a Gradient Component in React From Design Tokens

#javascript #react #webdev #design

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Jan 19

The Developer's Guide to Budgeting Your Money (What To Do With Your Pay Check)

#career #productivity #motivation

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Jan 12

An Introduction to Tech Debt (And Why It Can Change Your Career)

#javascript #webdev #career #productivity

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Jan 11

A Minimalistic Approach to Feature Flagging Your Web App

#webdev #programming #tutorial #javascript

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Michael Mangialardi

Dec 28 '21

Creating Primitive Motion Design System Hooks Using Framer Motion

#javascript #webdev #design #tutorial

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Michael Mangialardi

Dec 21 '21

Wrapping React Spring's useSpring Hook (A Use Case for Wrapping External Libraries)

#javascript #react #webdev #tutorial

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Michael Mangialardi

Dec 21 '21

Towards Perfecting Code Organization

#javascript #react #webdev #productivity

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Michael Mangialardi

Dec 21 '21

Wrapping React Query's useQuery (A Use Case for Wrapping External Libraries)

#react #javascript #webdev #tutorial

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Michael Mangialardi

Dec 18 '21

5 Considerations for Maximizing Your Enjoyment as a JavaScript Developer

#career #javascript #webdev #productivity

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Dec 14 '21

34 Tips for Professional JavaScript Developers

#javascript #career #webdev #productivity

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Michael Mangialardi

Nov 29 '21

Help! I Need to Organize My Global State in a React Application

#react #javascript #redux #design

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Michael Mangialardi

Sep 12 '21

Introduction to Design Tokens

#javascript #webdev #systems #css

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Sep 1 '21

Work With Your Mind; Rest With Your Hands (How To Avoid Burnout As A Developer)

#career #productivity

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 28 '21

Separating Functionality From Styling When Bootstrapping a UI (And Why You Might Not Want Material UI Or A Custom Solution)

#javascript #webdev #design #css

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 13 '21

3 Not-So-Obvious Ways to Stand Out On a Product Team As a Developer

#career #productivity #webdev

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 12 '21

How to Burst the "Tutorial Phase" When Becoming a Developer

#webdev #codenewbie #learning

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 11 '21

How I Think About React (A Mental Model For Beginners) | Part 4: Syntax

#react #javascript

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 5 '21

How I Think About React (A Mental Model For Beginners) | Part 3: Managing Data

#react #javascript

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 4 '21

A Non-Cliche Guide On How To Overcome the Negativity of Working Remotely (And Intensely Enjoy It)

#productivity

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 4 '21

The TL;DR of my book "Design Systems for Developers"

#design #javascript

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 3 '21

How I Think About React (A Mental Model For Beginners) | Part 2: Component Hierarchy

#react #javascript

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Michael Mangialardi

Aug 2 '21

How I Think About React (A Mental Model for Beginners) | Part 1: What is React?

#react #javascript

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Michael Mangialardi

Jul 27 '21

How I Think About JavaScript Types (A Mental Model for Beginners)

#javascript #computerscience

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