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Nick Scialli (he/him)

Husband, dog dad, software engineer, coffee monster. Working in civic tech!

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Software Engineer at USDS

Mutation isn't always bad in JavaScript
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Mutation isn't always bad in JavaScript

#javascript #react #webdev #node
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Mutation isn't always bad in JavaScript

I really appreciate this perspective, John. As I mentioned in...

Mutation isn't always bad in JavaScript

Thank you, I really appreciate that!

Using a Cookie-to-Header CSRF Token in Single Page Applications

Sure thing!

Future You Will Never Think Current You Was Too Old to Learn Software Engineering

Definitely not too young! In fact, it's awesome that you're a...

Generating Random Human-Readable Slugs in JavaScript

Thanks!

Generating Random Human-Readable Slugs in JavaScript

It's not included currently, but could pretty easily be adapt...

Build a useLocalStorage React Hook Package (Contribute to Open Source with Me)

Thank you Prashanth!

Generative blob characters using SVG!

This is so cool!

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Your First React GraphQL Frontend with the Apollo Client: A Gentle Introduction
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Your First React GraphQL Frontend with the Apollo Client: A Gentle Introduction

#react #javascript #webdev #graphql
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A Couple VSCode Themes I Made 🎨
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A Couple VSCode Themes I Made 🎨

#vscode #productivity #webdev #programming
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How to Set Up a Svelte App with Rollup
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How to Set Up a Svelte App with Rollup

#webdev #javascript #svelte #programming
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Your First Node Express App with Typescript
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Your First Node Express App with Typescript

#node #typescript #javascript #webdev
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How to Perfectly Fit an SVG’s ViewBox to its Contents Using JavaScript
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How to Perfectly Fit an SVG’s ViewBox to its Contents Using JavaScript

#javascript #html #webdev #tutorial
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Future You Will Never Think Current You Was Too Old to Learn Software Engineering
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Future You Will Never Think Current You Was Too Old to Learn Software Engineering

#programming #webdev #beginners #career
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Generating Random Human-Readable Slugs in JavaScript
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Generating Random Human-Readable Slugs in JavaScript

#javascript #typescript #webdev #node
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Build a useLocalStorage React Hook Package (Contribute to Open Source with Me)
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Build a useLocalStorage React Hook Package (Contribute to Open Source with Me)

#react #javascript #typescript #webdev
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Writing Your Own useFetch Hook in React
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Writing Your Own useFetch Hook in React

#react #javascript #webdev #programming
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How to Serve a Vue App with nginx in Docker
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How to Serve a Vue App with nginx in Docker

#vue #docker #webdev #devops
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The Difference Between React Server Components and Server Side Rendering (SSR)
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The Difference Between React Server Components and Server Side Rendering (SSR)

#react #javascript #webdev #programming
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Creating a Recursive List Menu Any Number of Levels Deep in React
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Creating a Recursive List Menu Any Number of Levels Deep in React

#react #javascript #webdev #programming
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How to Abort a Fetch Request in JavaScript using AbortController
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How to Abort a Fetch Request in JavaScript using AbortController

#javascript #webdev #programming #frontend
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Using a Cookie-to-Header CSRF Token in Single Page Applications
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Using a Cookie-to-Header CSRF Token in Single Page Applications

#webdev #javascript #programming #security
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How to Traverse an Object of Arbitrary Depth in JavaScript
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How to Traverse an Object of Arbitrary Depth in JavaScript

#javascript #node #webdev #programming
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How to Select or Omit Properties From an Object in JavaScript
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How to Select or Omit Properties From an Object in JavaScript

#javascript #node #programming #webdev
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Learn the Basics of Redux by Writing Your Own Version in 30 Lines
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Learn the Basics of Redux by Writing Your Own Version in 30 Lines

#react #redux #javascript #webdev
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Using Local Storage in React with Your Own Custom useLocalStorage Hook
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Using Local Storage in React with Your Own Custom useLocalStorage Hook

#react #javascript #webdev #programming
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10 Challenging JavaScript Quiz Questions and Answers
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10 Challenging JavaScript Quiz Questions and Answers

#javascript #webdev #programming #node
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Prevent Redundant State in JavaScript Applications Using Selectors
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Prevent Redundant State in JavaScript Applications Using Selectors

#javascript #react #redux #node
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A Gentle Introduction to Test-Driven Development: Creating an Object Validator
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A Gentle Introduction to Test-Driven Development: Creating an Object Validator

#javascript #node #webdev #programming
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A Collection of JavaScript Tips Based on Common Areas of Confusion or Misunderstanding
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A Collection of JavaScript Tips Based on Common Areas of Confusion or Misunderstanding

#javascript #node #webdev #programming
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Debouncing with Redux Middleware
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Debouncing with Redux Middleware

#redux #javascript #react #programming
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Learn First-Class Functions in JavaScript
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Learn First-Class Functions in JavaScript

#javascript #webdev #node #programming
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What is a Higher-Order Function?
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What is a Higher-Order Function?

#javascript #webdev #node
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Understand Memoization in 5 Minutes
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Understand Memoization in 5 Minutes

#javascript #webdev #node #react
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Crash Course—13 Helpful JavaScript Array Methods
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Crash Course—13 Helpful JavaScript Array Methods

#javascript #webdev #node #programming
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Asynchronous JavaScript—How Callbacks, Promises, and Async-Await Work
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Asynchronous JavaScript—How Callbacks, Promises, and Async-Await Work

#javascript #webdev #node #frontend
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Failing Faster is a Good Thing—Learn to Fail Faster and Iterate with Modern Dev Practices
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Failing Faster is a Good Thing—Learn to Fail Faster and Iterate with Modern Dev Practices

#webdev #programming #node #javascript
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Learn the Incredibly Helpful but Often Overlooked JavaScript Built-In Set Object
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Learn the Incredibly Helpful but Often Overlooked JavaScript Built-In Set Object

#javascript #webdev #node #react
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Generate All Possible Combinations in JavaScript Using Combinate
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Generate All Possible Combinations in JavaScript Using Combinate

#javascript #typescript #webdev #node
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How I went from 0 to 1,050 Developer Blog Email Signups in 6 Months
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How I went from 0 to 1,050 Developer Blog Email Signups in 6 Months

#javascript #webdev #career
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Learn the JavaScript Array.every() and Array.some() Methods
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Learn the JavaScript Array.every() and Array.some() Methods

#javascript #webdev #node #programming
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Creating Your First React Typescript Project from Scratch
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Creating Your First React Typescript Project from Scratch

#react #typescript #webdev #javascript
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What is the Minimum Skillset for Junior Frontend Devs?
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What is the Minimum Skillset for Junior Frontend Devs?

#discuss #frontend #javascript #react
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There May Not Be a Better Way to Effortlessly Improve Code Quality than Using Prettier Code Formatting
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There May Not Be a Better Way to Effortlessly Improve Code Quality than Using Prettier Code Formatting

#javascript #node #react #beginners
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Learn the JavaScript Proxy Object: Creating Immutable Objects
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Learn the JavaScript Proxy Object: Creating Immutable Objects

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #react
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What the Heck is a Thunk?
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What the Heck is a Thunk?

#javascript #thunk #redux #webdev
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10 JavaScript Quiz Questions and Answers to Sharpen Your Skills
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10 JavaScript Quiz Questions and Answers to Sharpen Your Skills

#javascript #webdev #programming #node
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Deep Object Change Handlers in Typescript
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Deep Object Change Handlers in Typescript

#typescript #javascript #webdev #node
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On Deno: Exploring New Tech Isn't a Distraction, It's a Necessity
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On Deno: Exploring New Tech Isn't a Distraction, It's a Necessity

#webdev #deno #programming #node
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Your First Deno Server in 60 Lines
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Your First Deno Server in 60 Lines

#deno #typescript #webdev #node
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If Your Refactors Break A Lot of Tests, You May Not Be Testing the Right Things
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If Your Refactors Break A Lot of Tests, You May Not Be Testing the Right Things

#javascript #webdev #react #testing
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I Started Publishing Web Dev Tutorials at DevTuts!
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I Started Publishing Web Dev Tutorials at DevTuts!

#javascript #webdev #react #beginners
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JS Fundamentals: Object Assignment vs. Primitive Assignment
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JS Fundamentals: Object Assignment vs. Primitive Assignment

#javascript #beginners #webdev #tutorial
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Building Deep Trees in JavaScript Using Object References
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Building Deep Trees in JavaScript Using Object References

#javascript #webdev #programming #tutorials
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Acing Your Interview: Traversing a Linked List in JavaScript
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Acing Your Interview: Traversing a Linked List in JavaScript

#javascript #interview #career #programming
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Understanding Express.js: Creating Your Own Node HTTP Request Router
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Understanding Express.js: Creating Your Own Node HTTP Request Router

#javascript #node #tutorial #webdev
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A One-Minute Primer on the JavaScript Array Map, Filter, and Reduce Methods
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A One-Minute Primer on the JavaScript Array Map, Filter, and Reduce Methods

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #begineer
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Setting Up React with Git Hooks to Automatically Test and Lint before Pushing Code
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Setting Up React with Git Hooks to Automatically Test and Lint before Pushing Code

#javascript #react #git #webdev
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Do you have a self-hosted blog? If so, what's the URL? If not, why not?
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Do you have a self-hosted blog? If so, what's the URL? If not, why not?

#discuss #career #productivity #blog
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The Revealing Module Pattern in JavaScript
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The Revealing Module Pattern in JavaScript

#javascript #tutorials #designpatterns #webdev
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What languages, frameworks, and libraries would you put on a front-end developer's 2020 "must learn" list?
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What languages, frameworks, and libraries would you put on a front-end developer's 2020 "must learn" list?

#discuss #frontend #webdev #javascript
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Using Array.Reduce to Streamline Your JavaScript Object Validations
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Using Array.Reduce to Streamline Your JavaScript Object Validations

#javascript #webdev #tutorial #programming
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Using the Fluent Interface Pattern to Create JavaScript Objects
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Using the Fluent Interface Pattern to Create JavaScript Objects

#javascript #webdev #tutorials #patterns
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Creating a JavaScript Function to Calculate Whether It's a Leap Year
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Creating a JavaScript Function to Calculate Whether It's a Leap Year

#javascript #webdev #beginners #programming
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JavaScript Quiz Question #4: Prototypal Inheritance
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JavaScript Quiz Question #4: Prototypal Inheritance

#challenge #javascript #webdev #programming
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JavaScript Quiz Question #3: Deep Object Mutability
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JavaScript Quiz Question #3: Deep Object Mutability

#challenge #javascript #webdev #programming
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Understanding Array.map by Rolling Your Own
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Understanding Array.map by Rolling Your Own

#javascript #wevdev #beginners #tutorial
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