December 3, 2022
Spotify Year in Review 2022
Spotify's year in review is so fun and something I look forward to every year.
Hello, my name is JP.
I'm a software engineer working in Las Vegas, Nevada. I love Javascript, Ruby, and currently learning to love Rust. I use my personal site to mess around with various Javascript frameworks and APIs. Right now, this site is a Gatsby (React) application using GraphCMS. Thanks for stopping by. 🤙 😄
Journal
November 15, 2022
Timeline of a React Component with Hooks
Jules Blom researched and wrote a beautiful article, with interactive examples, showing the React Component timeline with hooks.
April 30, 2022
My Favorite Guitarist on Planet Earth
Kent Nishimura is the G.O.A.T finger style guitarist (IMO)...an he's only 19...
April 16, 2022
49ers Fans are Toxic
I don't know if all fan bases are this bad, but the current Deebo Samuel contract situation is showing the insecurity and toxic nature of "fans".
January 22, 2022
This Peter Schrager Piece Got me Fired Up for Saturdays Game
Peter Schrager breaks down the his pick for the 49ers Packers Divisional Playoff game tomorrow.
December 1, 2021
I Love Web Development Twitter, But...
Web Development Twitter is equal parts beautiful and straight trash.
September 18, 2021
elementContains One Liner in Javascript
A one line utility function that's very useful.
June 30, 2021
CSS Sibling Fade
CSS is fun. This is a simple way to fade all elements in a container not actively hovered.
June 18, 2021
Programming Dogma Is Exhausting
People share their opinions on Twitter a lot. It doesn't mean they're well intentioned, well informed, or even well thought out.
June 17, 2021
Javascript Sleep Method
Other languages offer a sleep function or something similar natively.
June 16, 2021
Numeric Separators For Large Integers in Javascript
I've been writing Javascript for a long time professionally. I never knew this trick...
June 10, 2021
Cities You're Most Likely To Get Into A Car Accident
Fun infographic ranking the top 50 cities for car accidents. After living in Seattle for 20+ years their ranking surprised me a bit.
June 9, 2021
Playdate
The Playdate handheld game console is pre-ordering in July and I'm here for it.
June 5, 2021
Hello World
Everyone has to start somewhere. For me, this is it.