Ben Holmes

  https://bholmes.dev/ I'm a web dev, UX freak, and restless tinkerer. Let me teach you the art of building websites!

     



4 Stories by Ben Holmes

Testing Vite with minimal config using Vitest

Vitest is simplifying developer tooling, and while it's still in the development phase now, it looks to have a promising future.
2 7 min read

Making HTTP requests in Rust with Reqwest

The Rust Reqwest library is built for fetching resources using the HTTP protocol. This guide explains how to get started with it.
0 6 min read

Ditching try...catch and null checks with Rust

Learn how to implement a better way of error handling in your development using Rust’s Result enum and pattern matching.
1 7 min read

Using Kotlin data classes to eliminate Java POJO boilerplates

Kotlin offers many benefits over "plain" Java. This guide demonstrates how to replace dated POJO boilerplates using Kotlin's more elegant data classes.
0 5 min read