Chidume Nnamdi I'm a software engineer with over six years of experience. I've worked with different stacks, including WAMP, MERN, and MEAN. My language of choice is JavaScript; frameworks are Angular and Node.js.

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The Top React UI Libraries And Kits In 2023

The top React UI libraries and kits in 2023

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Learn about the most popular React UI libraries and when to use them, comparing their installation processes and features.

Chidume Nnamdi
Oct 5, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read
Guide To Unit Testing In React Native

Guide to unit testing in React Native

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Improve your React Native application with unit testing: testing small, isolated pieces of code such as individual functions or classes.

Chidume Nnamdi
Aug 9, 2023 ⋅ 12 min read
Deploy Ethereum Smart Contracts Cosmos Ecosystem

Deploy Ethereum smart contracts on the Cosmos ecosystem 

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You can deploy smart contracts written in Solidity on the Cosmos blockchain, including ERC-20 tokens. Therefore, you can deploy the same smart contracts that you wrote for the Ethereum blockchain on the Cosmos blockchain.

Chidume Nnamdi
May 27, 2022 ⋅ 3 min read
React Tic Tac Toe Hooks

Build a Tic-Tac-Toe game with React Hooks

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Learn how Tic-Tac-Toe is played, scaffold a Next.js project, and learn how to code and play a Tic-Tac-Toe game on our computer.

Chidume Nnamdi
Mar 15, 2022 ⋅ 8 min read
How To Build DApps On The Cardano Blockchain

How to build DApps on the Cardano blockchain

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Review the basics of Cardano and learn how to write a DApp on the Cardano blockchain using the Plutus programming language.

Chidume Nnamdi
Feb 10, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read

Create an NFT and upload your metadata to IPFS

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Curious about creating your own NFT? Learn how to create and upload an NFT to IPFS, and sell it on the Ethereum blockchain.

Chidume Nnamdi
Jan 31, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
How to Build Smart Contracts Using Vyper

How to build secure smart contracts using Vyper

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Vyper is similar to Solidity, but it is written in a more modern way. Here’s how to build smart contracts using Vyper.

Chidume Nnamdi
Dec 16, 2021 ⋅ 5 min read
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Top 4 Ethereum testnets for testing smart contracts

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Let’s compare four of the top Ethereum testnets — Rinkeby, Kovan, Ropsten, and Goerli — and review the key features of each testnet.

Chidume Nnamdi
Dec 7, 2021 ⋅ 5 min read
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How to create and deploy an ERC-20 token on the Ethereum blockchain

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By learning how to create a token on the Ethereum blockchain, you’ll discover how the technology works and stay ahead of the curve.

Chidume Nnamdi
Nov 17, 2021 ⋅ 12 min read
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Top 7 blockchain-based databases

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Let’s explore the concept of a blockchain-based database and evaluate the top database solutions available to blockchain developers.

Chidume Nnamdi
Oct 27, 2021 ⋅ 10 min read
Top Blockchain Development Frameworks

Top 6 blockchain development frameworks

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By comparing blockchain development frameworks, you can learn their strengths and weaknesses, which will help in making the right choice.

Chidume Nnamdi
Oct 4, 2021 ⋅ 5 min read
Controlled vs. Uncontrolled Components in React

Controlled vs. uncontrolled components in React

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In React, you can either use the state within the component to handle form data or allow the DOM to handle it. These components are called controlled and uncontrolled components, respectively.

Chidume Nnamdi
Sep 29, 2021 ⋅ 4 min read