Michael's articles
9 Best JavaScript and TypeScript ORMs for 2021
By Michael Wanyoike,
An ORM library simplifies the job of writing database queries. Learn about nine JS and TypeScript ORMs and how they could help you with your next project.
Fetching Data from a Third-party API with Vue.js and Axios
By Olayinka Omole, Michael Wanyoike,
Learn how to start a new Vue project, fetch data from an API using axios, and handle responses and manipulate data using components and computed properties.
How to Set Up VS Code for React Development
By Michael Wanyoike,
You're a React developer, using the VS Code editor. Here's a selection of VS Code extensions and settings to supercharge your React coding productivity.
React Router v5: The Complete Guide
By Manjunath M, Michael Wanyoike,
Manjunath M and Michael Wanyoike introduce React Router 5, the de facto standard routing library for React, demonstrating things you can do with it.
React Hooks: How to Get Started & Build Your Own
By Michael Wanyoike,
React Hooks is a revolutionary feature that will simplify your code, making it easy to read, maintain, test in isolation and re-use in your projects.
Getting Started with React: A Beginner’s Guide
By Michael Wanyoike,
Michael Wanyoike introduces the fundamentals of React, showing how to get started with Create React App and how to create a simple React app.
Build a Node.js CRUD App Using React and FeathersJS
By Michael Wanyoike,
Michael Wanyoike walks you through building a full-stack JavaScript CRUD contact list application, using Node, FeathersJS and MongoDB for the back-end API.
Create a Toggle Switch in React as a Reusable Component
By Praveen Kumar, Michael Wanyoike,
Learn how to create an iOS-inspired toggle switch using React components, building a simple demo React App for using this custom toggle switch component.
How to Replace Redux with React Hooks and the Context API
By Michael Wanyoike,
React offers in-built features that could help you replace Redux. With React Hooks and the Context API, developers have greater choice. Learn more.
Learn Regex: A Beginner’s Guide
By Michael Wanyoike,
Learn regex (regular expressions) in our beginner's guide, including how they work and how to use them in a range of common scenarios.