Version management of npm packages
JavaScript npm CI/CD

Version management of npm packages

If you have been working on JavaScript projects for a while and have used npm, you have probably run into issues with package versions. Maybe your automated build fails, while everything works just fine on your laptop. Or you cannot get an existing project to run on your new machine, while your team mates have no problems at all with the exact same code base. Version differences between npm packages can cause quite some headaches, so how can you keep some sanity in all of this?

  • Daan Stolp
Getting started with TypeScript and webpack
TypeScript JavaScript webpack

Getting started with TypeScript and webpack

As you probably know, TypeScript is a programming language that is a typed superset of JavaScript which compiles to plain JavaScript. Learning the language isn’t that difficult, but where do you start? In today’s world of front-end development, learning the language is only one part of the puzzle. In addition, you need to set up a system that somehow produces a production-ready deliverable from your source code. So how do you set this up?

  • Daan Stolp
Creating an AngularJS Component Using TDD
JavaScript AngularJS TDD

Creating an AngularJS Component Using TDD

Learning Test-Driven Development (TDD) can be a great way to improve your skills as a professional software developer or, dare I say, software craftsman. There is a lot to learn about TDD as a process, and taking up the practice can be challenging at first. Once you master the basics, you sometimes just run into small technical obstacles. You know what you want to do, you just need to know how to do it.

  • Daan Stolp