JavaScriptThe main language for developing code on the web.

Recently, I wrote a rant about using the right tools for the job. This sparked some ideas and I needed a project to try it on. I had been writing posts from time to time, so it seemed like a good time to start my own blog.

Some developers keep using the tools they are used to, rather than the best tool for the job. Recently, I had to work on a Multi Page Application, which was rendered using a Single Page Application Framework. Here are my thoughts on how to do it better.

HMR works automagically in almost all popular frontend frameworks. It is, however, possible to control HMR manually. How and why is shown in this Toilet Paper.

I've just released a 2D camera library for web games, with several camera types. Most notable one, which can get influenced by cues in the world and offsets like player movement/aim. Demo link included.

Breaking out of deeply nested conditions and loops in JavaScript? Find out how in this Toilet Paper.

Back in 2016, I've written a game in just 48 hours with Dennis Grass, Wladimir Kröker, and Florian Oetke. Stephen Froeber made amazing music and sound effects for it. It was a very fun weekend. Now I've ported this game from Java (Desktop) to TypeScript (Web-Technologies) and you can actually play it in your browser.

The much-loved NGINX has a limited feature-set. In this Toilet Paper you'll learn how to extend it with custom JavaScript code (NJS).

React forms are often created with state, but this can quickly get complicated and confusing, especially with larger forms. Find out how to create React forms without state, which can help make your code easier to reason with.

I love working on the TypeScript version of Box2D Lights.

Need to provide an object without knowing which operations are applied to it and without writing them manually? No problem with JavaScript Proxy Object!