The Winter Throat

I like to occasionally write articles about things that pique my interest at work, or opinions that I form over the years.
Immutability with Immer

Immutability with Immer

🇺🇸 englishDecember 2018 (at 28)#react#writing1279 words4 mnto read

Why immutability? When working on a React application that needs to handle state, one of the main pitfalls to watch out for is accidental mutations. Which is fancy talk for mistakenly modifying stuff you didn't want to change: In this case, imagine we're in a Profile form, user holds the current user information and we want to create an updated user object with the modified attributes. As you ...

Don't Notion shine when she's gone?

Don't Notion shine when she's gone?

🇺🇸 englishJuly 2018 (at 28)#productivity#writing2493 words8 mnto read

I like to think I'm a rather organised person. Not in every aspect of my life and not to the same extent in each, but I try my best to keep my thoughts in line. The problem with this, unfortunately, is that there is such a thing as counterproductive organisation. That is, the moment you're organised in such a fractured and unreliable way, that it becomes harmful to your end goal. It doesn't start...

The Winter Throat

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I like to occasionally write articles about things that pique my interest at work, or opinions that I form over the years.
Immutability with Immer

Immutability with Immer

🇺🇸 englishDecember 2018 (at 28)#react#writing1279 words4 mnto read

Why immutability? When working on a React application that needs to handle state, one of the main pitfalls to watch out for is accidental mutations. Which is fancy talk for mistakenly modifying stuff you didn't want to change: In this case, imagine we're in a Profile form, user holds the current user information and we want to create an updated user object with the modified attributes. As you ...

Don't Notion shine when she's gone?

Don't Notion shine when she's gone?

🇺🇸 englishJuly 2018 (at 28)#productivity#writing2493 words8 mnto read

I like to think I'm a rather organised person. Not in every aspect of my life and not to the same extent in each, but I try my best to keep my thoughts in line. The problem with this, unfortunately, is that there is such a thing as counterproductive organisation. That is, the moment you're organised in such a fractured and unreliable way, that it becomes harmful to your end goal. It doesn't start...