I use Linux, MacOS, and Windows, and I like all three operating systems. There might be a tool I like more in one than the others, but I can write code and spin up environments regardless of which OS I’m using. In this article I have put together a list of my recommended development tools. Read more about Recommended Development Tools in Linux, MacOS, and Windows[…]
Visual Studio Code is my code editor of choice. I regularly use Linux, MacOS, and Windows, and it is very nice to have a consistent tool between each operating system. I have listed my recommended VS Code extensions below. In this post, I talk about general development tools I like to use in each operating Read more about Recommended VS Code Extensions[…]
Having worked with Angular since mid-2017, I have collected many resources that I have found useful. I will keep this list up to date. Updated Oct 21, 2021 – fixed broken links. Angular Resources General Documentation Angular.io Includes good tutorials, detailed documentation, and API references along with interactive code snippets. This should be the default Read more about A Curated List of Angular Resources[…]
Custom validators in Angular’s reactive form library are one of the most powerful (and in my opinion overlooked) tools a developer has to create better form UI/UX. Custom validators aren’t just limited to a single control. It is easy to evaluate an entire group. This is great for comparing multiple controls. In this article I Read more about Creating a Multi-Control Custom Validator in Angular[…]
I believe that the reactive form library in Angular is one of the most powerful tools in the framework. Developers can create performant and reactive forms that provide great UI/UX. One part of the reactive form toolkit that I think people often overlook is creating custom validators. In this article I show how to create Read more about Exploring Custom Form Validators In Angular[…]
The Situation Reactive Forms in Angular are incredibly powerful and let developers design experiences that provide immediate feedback to users. In this post I show how to use RxJS in a reactive form to provide useful UI feedback for a common use case: creating a password strength component to show password indicators to users creating Read more about Making a Password Strength Component in Angular[…]
The Problem Angular uses pipes to help transform how data appears in the template. It provides a number of built-in pipes like DatePipe and UpperCasePipe. However, while working on a localization feature for a work project, a coworker pointed out that UpperCasePipe uses toUpperCase() under the hood. toUpperCase() is not locale aware, and will fail Read more about Making a LocaleUpperCasePipe for Angular[…]
I gave another talk! This time it was at IWDC Fresno 2020. The talk is titled Imposter Syndrome: No One Belongs Here More Than You!, and the content is available here. It has been over two years since I gave my last talk at a conference.
GDG Fresno accepted my talk proposal for Valley DevFest! It is titled Observables Are Not Promises! A How To. The talk will be on October 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Bitwise South Stadium in Fresno. I still have some work to do on the talk, and I needed to dust off and update this Read more about I am giving a code talk on observables![…]
I overhauled the website after being convinced by a friend that it was long overdue. I am still using a prebuilt theme but I put a lot more work into customizing it and playing around with php underneath. I am still tweaking things, looking at whether I should add anymore plugins (testing one that pulls Read more about It’s about time[…]