In this tutorial. I will share some code-snippets I have found useful when writing tests using Cypress.  For those of you new to Cypress I suggest you start here. Skeleton Class First, let's start with a skeleton class to get us going: Basics N...

In this guide, you will learn how I tend to deploy a website.  Why listen to me?  I've been deploying websites for large enterprise level organizations for over 15 years.  I've worked with some of the biggest companies in the UK.  I've worked within ...

In this tutorial, you will learn a technique that if used correctly, can help you write code that contains fewer bugs.  When writing any software, writing testable code is key.  Unit tests should guarantee that the code you have written does what it ...

In this tutorial, you will gain an understanding of what functional programming is and how you can use some functional techniques to help you write more concise and easier to understand code.  Functional programming has been around a long time.   Is...

In this tutorial, you will learn about an important principle when using functional programming techniques with Javascript; pure functions.  In this tutorial, you will learn about what a pure function is and why you should be writing your code to adh...

In this tutorial, you will learn some essential methods you need in order to master Javascript.  Getting data from an API and displaying it on a webpage, is web development 101 these days.  There are multiple ways you can write code to do this, some ...

In this tutorial, you will learn in simple English what people mean when they talk about an isomorphic web app.   The first time I heard this term I think my brain made an association with Xenomorph - from the alien's film - and I had images for some...

In this tutorial, you will learn what currying is and how you can use it in order to make your code cleaner.  Currying is a key part of functional programming.  The main aim of functional programming is to favour writing small, well-defined functions...

In this tutorial, you will learn what people mean when they talk about declarative and imperative.  The concepts behind these terms are simple.  After reading this tutorial, you will understand their concepts.   Say What You Mean! Have you ever ask...

If you use a Javascript bundler - like web pack - and you're creating your production ready JS and CSS it is likely that you will use Post-CSS, CSS Loader etc..  In this tutorial I will go over some basic configurations to enable and disable some def...