TLDR; interface is a way to describe data shapes, such as an object. Unlike an interface, type can introduce a name for any kind of type, including primitive, union, and intersection types.

What is an Interface?

An interface looks like this:

Above we have defined an interface called Human, and then used it to create a variable james. Interfaces are useful in a way that we can always be sure that the objects that we create have the same shape (properties). …

If you’ve used JavaScript, chances are you’ve come across it something like this:

I’ve created an empty object, why is it that console.log shows a mysterious property __proto__?

Not a mystery

So it turns out, an empty object is more than the 2 curly braces that you see on the screen. Every single javascript object created, automatically comes with a __proto__ property, which is from the Object.prototype object. Confusing? Let’s try expanding the __proto__ object.

• Schwartz’s research suggests something important; we can stretch our personalities, but only up to a point. Our inborn temperament influence us, regardless of the lives we lead.
• Be patient. Respond to every call that excites your spirit. Ignore those that make you fearful and sad; That degrade you back toward disease and death.
• Anyone who says do what you love for a living and you’ll never work a day in your life hasn’t done what they want to do for a living.
• You can’t be anything you want but you can be everything you are
• The people who matter won’t…

So, you’re browsing your Facebook, and you just happen to come across a Facebook post that claims they’re giving away HP Laptops. And all you need to do is comment “HP” and you’re in! That was easy.

A couple of days passed and you start wondering where your laptop might be, so you went back to the Facebook page to check for an update.

I’ll cut straight to the point for this one. Let’s talk about the 2 frameworks that I use to make good decisions (or rather, decisions that I won’t regret).

Second-order thinking

When do I use this?

When you’re struggling with a singular decision. For example: “Should I go to the gym today?” or “Should I quit my job and start my own business?”.

Why do I need this?

Second-order thinking works by allowing you to see clearly the short and the long term effects of a particular decision.

Some decisions seem great in the short term, but a couple of years later can come back and bite you in the ass. I’m…

“Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”

- G. Michael Hopf, Those Who Remain

When you are stuck in the middle of a global pandemic, seeing the brighter side of things may come off as preachy. Especially while one is witnessing a large scale loss of human life, one is bound to get a little nihilistic.

But at the same time, facing a challenge as mighty as this motivates us to fight back. …

What is Pull to Refresh?

I’ve always been fascinated by different UI interactions, and how something so unique and different, can be made so familiar and easy to use. A great example that is widely used today is pull-to-refresh.

This interaction can be found in almost every mobile app, but I guarantee you that 99.99% of you have never heard Loren Brichter even though we’ve been using his work every day. You can read more about how pull-to-refresh is born here.

Since then, many have come up with different kinds of custom pull to refresh animations.

This tutorial is for the more experienced React developers. If you’re just looking to learn how to build a React app, there are tons and tons of tutorials available online!

Ok, so you’ve read tutorials, figured out how to set up a React project using create-react-app, learned how to install npm packages, and finally created your very own functional React app, and to that that I say congratulations!

As you go on your journey of creating your apps, you will undoubtedly come across some cool open source npm packages that made your development easier, whether it be material-ui, react-router, or…