Tyrel Chambers

Upskilling and building projects

I'd like to more or less document my first year as a web developer. Although that was two years ago, I'll lay out a high-level view in hopes it'll help. This is geared towards the new developers in the crowd.

For the past couple years I've been using so much Typescript and Javascript, it should probably be illegal. That's been the case for about 10 years, ever since I actually began teaching myself programming. Learning new languages has been eye-opening.

I want to talk about going from knowing a limited amount of programming knowledge to jumping into using libraries like React, or Tailwind, or Bootstrap even. If you like this article, let me know, if not, crucify me - it's fine.

F in the chat.

In this short, but potentially growing, post, I want to let you know how I run my Next.js application in Docker on DigitalOcean. This also incorporates Next Auth!

I went from 277lbs to 227lbs in 1.5 years. Now things have changed. This is my running journey.

These are some things I've learned about gaining confidence as a junior developer.

I created JSOperators.com to help you and I find javascript operators in a flash

Landing your first job usually involves sending hundreds of resumes. I want to talk about how networking helped me get my first web development job.

Losing one's passion for their hobbies through burnout is incredibly common. Here's how I avoid it.

I used Sequelize to migrate data from one Postgres database to another

React Query has quickly become my go-to tool for executing API calls

Knowing what the different properties of the CSS box model are, can help you figure out how your content works with padding, margin and borders.

Welcome! Today I want to walk you through the basics of setting up Dexie.js.

In the hottest head-to-head to ever arise since the dawn of man. We will talk about the differences between Flex and Grid.

Immutability in Javascript is an important concept in programming. Let's talk about the basics.

Today let's talk about composing and sending messages via the Reddit API using JavaScript and React (is that good SEO?).

We’re continuing our series on Build a Reddit Scraper. This will be done using JavaScript!

React hooks exist, but sometimes it can be hard to know when to use a custom hook to make your state more maneuverable.

This series will cover how I built a Reddit scraper using React/JavaScript and I’m hoping I can help explain a little but of how Reddit’s API works.

Semantic HTML is something every developer should know. Which elements to use and why, and what role they play.

A ternary operator is a quick and dirty way to write one-liner if statements.

The first step to making our Reddit scraper an actual product, is getting actual posts.