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The Ramblings, Discoveries, Pitfalls, and Triumphs of a Front-end Engineer

Welcome to my developer blog! I am a front-end engineer in the Boston area who has worked as both a consultant and an in-house developer. While I typically work with React, I have had experiences with many technologies. Here is where I write about what I’m learning, going through, or thinking about. => { }

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JavaScript

JavaScript Object Types I Didn’t Learn in College

You ever come across something in your professional life that people make you feel like you should already know how it works, but in reality this is the first time you’re even hearing about it? That’s how I felt the first time I came across Sets and Maps. Both of these object types, in my…

UX

Making Confusing UX Elegant — a smartURL Case Study

Every so often, I am tasked with a project that forces me to step outside of my comfort zone and tackle something I wouldn’t normally consider, for lack of a less corporate term, “in my wheelhouse.” Sometimes for us devs, putting on our how-do-real-users-think hats can be a little scary because it’s opening up to…

Personal

Introduction

Hi there, I’m Nick. I am (at the time of writing this) a 28 year old front-end developer in Boston (well, not really in since I technically live on the North Shore, but to everyone not from Boston it doesn’t make a difference). I work as the Front-end Lead at Gupta Media – a digital…

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