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Awesome Next.js API Routes with next-api-decorators

Building a modern Web application can be a complex task — it’s likely that if you’re looking to build something you’ll start thinking about…

5 min readNov 10, 2021

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Awesome Next.js API Routes with next-api-decorators

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Next.js 12 Performance Test: Builds Appear to be Slower, Not Faster

This week, Vercel announced the release of Next.js 12 at Next.js conf, surprising everyone, given the relatively short time span since the…

5 min readNov 1, 2021

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Next.js 12 Performance Test: Builds Appear to be Slower, Not Faster

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JavaScript in Plain English

If It Isn’t Already, Your Startup’s React Project Should Be Written in TypeScript

I used to object to the idea of TypeScript. To me, it didn’t seem to make sense to add static typing to a language that was designed not to…

7 min readNov 25, 2020

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If It Isn’t Already, Your Startup’s React Project Should Be Written in TypeScript

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JavaScript in Plain English

5 Lessons I Learned While Releasing A Mobile App

This year I wrote and released Still, a mobile app for iOS and Android. Still is an app designed to help people with Anxiety and OCD relax…

7 min readOct 26, 2020

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5 Lessons I Learned While Releasing A Mobile App

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Useful Custom Hooks for Tired React Devs

React hooks are awesome. By abusing the power of JavaScript closures and with a few caveats, it’s possible to hold state in a function…

5 min readOct 25, 2020

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Useful Custom Hooks for Tired React Devs

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Animations in React Native Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

Ah, React Native animations. Long-considered to be one of the pain points of React Native development, due to their steep learning curve…

5 min readOct 5, 2020

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Animations in React Native Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

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Better React Code Using Functional Programming

We’ve all come across stuff like this before. You’ve got a component that can display errors locally, but calls external code:

3 min readSep 30, 2020

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Better React Code Using Functional Programming

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Tom Norton

Tom Norton

I’m a Freelance Front-end Developer and UI Designer. Passionate about the Jamstack, React Native, TypeScript and designing beautiful, accessible experiences.

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