TIL (Today I Learned)

Today I Learned

A collection of TILs that I've gathered throughout the years and update regularly as I learn new things!

Inspired by swyx's Learning in Public and jbranchaud/til.

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Categories

• Chrome
• Git
• GraphQL
• Laws & Principles
• PowerShell
• React
• TypeScript
• Unix
• VSCode
• Yarn
• Best Practices

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Best Practices

• Use structured logging in production

Chrome

• Use $$() to select all matching elements

Git

• Git Checkout Previous Branch

GraphQL

• Mock GraphQL APIs using msw

Laws & Principles

• Law of Triviality (Bikeshedding)

PowerShell

• Use Ctrl+R to search backward in history

React

• SSR & Isomorphic apps depend on React's renderToString() method

TypeScript

• Generic type parameters can have defaults

Unix

• Parse and manipulate tabular data with awk
• Execute a Node.js script directly using a shebang line

VSCode

• Setup local isolated development environments using Remote Containers
• Debug Node.js code in JavaScript Debug Terminal

Yarn

• Debug libraries locally using yarn link

License

© 2021 Denat Hoxha

This repository is licensed under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.