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How To Represent Large Numbers In Your Node.js App

How to represent large numbers in your Node.js app

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Manage large numbers in JavaScript using BigInt and popular third-party packages like Math.js, bignumber.js, and JS Big Decimal.

Joseph Mawa
Apr 14, 2023 ⋅ 8 min read
A Complete Guide to CSS Word-Wrap, Overflow-Wrap, and Word-Break

A complete guide to CSS word-wrap, overflow-wrap, and word-break

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This article is an in-depth tutorial on the word-wrap, overflow-wrap, and word-break CSS properties and how to use them.

Joseph Mawa
Feb 24, 2023 ⋅ 9 min read
Using the NestJS REPL environment

Using the NestJS REPL environment

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Learn how to leverage the built-in Node REPL environment to make the most of the NestJS REPL environment for your projects.

Joseph Mawa
Nov 3, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
Zephyr Tailwind CSS React Native

Introducing Zephyr: Tailwind CSS for React Native

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React Native Zephyr is attempting to bring the Tailwind CSS experience to React Native, and picking it up is easy if you are already familiar with Tailwind CSS.

Joseph Mawa
Aug 30, 2022 ⋅ 5 min read
The guide to syntax highlighting in React

The guide to syntax highlighting in React

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Learn how to use popular syntax-highlighting libraries, such as Prism and Highlight, with React.

Joseph Mawa
Aug 4, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read

The complete guide to toLocaleString in Node.js

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Learn everything you need to know about toLocaleString, a convenient method for tailoring your Node.js apps to local languages.

Joseph Mawa
Jun 16, 2022 ⋅ 6 min read

Redux Toolkit’s new listener middleware vs. Redux-Saga

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Redux Toolkit’s new listener middleware is a great alternative to Redux Saga, with a few caveats – learn all about it in this complete guide.

Joseph Mawa
May 26, 2022 ⋅ 9 min read

Using the FileReader API to preview images in React

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The FileReader API can be tricky to use, but it provides a handy feature that allows users to preview images before uploading to a React app.

Joseph Mawa
Mar 31, 2022 ⋅ 7 min read

Managing PDFs in Node with pdf-lib

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Take control of your PDFs in Node.js with pdf-lib, a useful tool for creating and modifying PDFs, designed to work in any JavaScript runtime.

Joseph Mawa
Feb 4, 2022 ⋅ 9 min read

RecyclerListView vs. FlatList for long lists in React Native

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Decide if RecyclerListView or FlatList is right for you when rendering long or infinite lists in React Native with this thorough comparison.

Joseph Mawa
Jan 18, 2022 ⋅ 4 min read

How to build a GUI with PyQt

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Learn how to build a GUI with PyQt, the Python binding of Qt, with this in-depth tutorial and thorough example build.

Joseph Mawa
Dec 17, 2021 ⋅ 14 min read

How to create SVG maps in React with react-simple-maps

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Create detailed and informative maps in your React apps with react-simple-maps using this in-depth guide and example build.

Joseph Mawa
Nov 24, 2021 ⋅ 9 min read