Glad Chinda Full-stack web developer learning new hacks one day at a time. Web technology enthusiast. Hacking stuffs @theflutterwave.

Stories by Glad Chinda

Programmatically Downloading Files In The Browser

Programmatically downloading files in the browser

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Master file downloads in HTML using JavaScript, and explore the role of blobs, object URLs, and anchor elements.

Glad Chinda
Aug 14, 2024 ⋅ 14 min read
Creating A Custom React Datepicker

Creating a custom React datepicker

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Set up a custom React datepicker with advanced functionalities that acts as an alternative to the native HTML5 datepicker input element.

Glad Chinda
Mar 21, 2024 ⋅ 22 min read
A Complete Guide To React Default Props

A complete guide to React default props

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Demo ways to implement default props in React, which are useful for having a fallback prop in case the user doesn’t specify one.

Glad Chinda
Feb 9, 2024 ⋅ 8 min read
What Are React Pure Functional Components

What are React pure functional components?

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Explore the React.memo API, learn the differences between functional and class components in React, and then review pure components.

Glad Chinda
Nov 21, 2023 ⋅ 5 min read
Using Bootstrap With React: Tutorial With Examples

Using Bootstrap with React: Tutorial with examples

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Integrate Bootstrap in React for responsive design, covering CDN, React-Bootstrap, Reactstrap, and Sass tips.

Glad Chinda
Aug 30, 2023 ⋅ 18 min read
A Guide To JavaScript Bitwise Operators

A guide to JavaScript bitwise operators

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In this article, learn about the various JavaScript bitwise operators, including NOT, AND, and OR, and their use cases.

Glad Chinda
Apr 13, 2023 ⋅ 15 min read
How to Use React createRef

How to use React createRef

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Learn how to use the React.createRef() method and useRef Hook in React to simplify creating refs and interact with the HTML DOM.

Glad Chinda
Nov 15, 2022 ⋅ 13 min read
React Prop Types Validate Props

How to validate React props using PropTypes

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To pass props between React components, you can add them when the component is called, just like passing arguments when calling on a regular JavaScript function.

Glad Chinda
Aug 17, 2022 ⋅ 8 min read
Testing Node Mocha Chai

Testing Node.js with Mocha and Chai

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Demonstrate how to test a Node.js app with Mocha, including writing our own test suites and running Mocha tests in the browser.

Glad Chinda
Jul 13, 2022 ⋅ 18 min read
React Redux Connect

React Redux connect(): When and how to use it

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The React Redux package provides React bindings for the Redux state container, making it very easy to connect a React application to a Redux store.

Glad Chinda
Jun 16, 2022 ⋅ 13 min read
JavaScript Maps vs. Sets: Choosing your data structure

JavaScript maps vs. sets: Choosing your data structure

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JavaScript’s Map and Set data structures, play a crucial role in working with the data we collect. Learn all you need to know in this guide.

Glad Chinda
Oct 29, 2021 ⋅ 28 min read
Improve async programming with JavaScript promises

Improve async programming with JavaScript promises

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Learn what you need to know about async programming with JavaScript promises, including promises in parallel, in this comprehensive guide.

Glad Chinda
Aug 27, 2021 ⋅ 17 min read