Aphinya is a skilled tech writer with field experience in software development, agile, and fullstack JavaScript. She is a dev advocate and community builder, helping others navigate their dev journey.
Almost everything is an object in JavaScript. There are only six things that are not objects. They are null, undefined, string, number, boolean, and symbol. These are called primitive types or primitive values. They can hold one piece of information and are simple in nature. Anything other than these primitive...
Don’t get me wrong, I like Firebase — but with everything dev related, there’s always a good and bad side, with a pinch of annoying that no one really wants to talk about. What is Firebase? It’s Google’s all-in-one cloud service, neatly packaged and delivered to developers...
Not too long ago, I committed myself to learning React properly. As a long-time software developer, I’ve been on and off React projects, depending on what the team needed. Despite what others assume about me, my personal gauge of understanding how the darn thing works is probably at the...
Social media icons are a staple of web design. Most of the time, designers and developers just settle for a simple button with the social icon slapped on it. But let’s get real — basic and standard icons are boring. They’re everywhere and nothing makes them stand out. In...
If you're working with JavaScript, 99.9% of the time you'll encounter node.js in some form. In this article, we will go over what is node.js, how to install it on your local system, and create your first node.js app with JavaScript.
Hover effects are one of those things we know, see and hear about — but the implementation is generally pretty basic. In this tutorial, we’re going to create a button hover effect, but with a fun twist to it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is what we’ll be making: While it looks...
