Alex Spieslechner, Senior Software Engineer with a solid decade of experience and with a strong background in design, communications and usability.
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Or say hello via hi@mostviertel.tech
Gotta be honest - I'm not the most consistent when it comes to publishing on my personal website. But I'm a big advocate of active externalism, so I try to write down what I learn in obsidian, and sometimes transform my notes into articles.
Here are some of the things I've written about.
You ever stare at a `tsconfig.json` file, then look at your `vite.config.ts`, then glance at your `pnpm-workspace.yaml`, and think, “Why is this import not resolving?! Which of my bazillion tools is responsible?”
How to upgrade Ubuntu on Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 without losing your data.
A collection of learnings and pitfalls I encountered while building a PWA with NextJS App Router.
My experience migrating from PlanetScale to Neon.tech for my non profit projects.
Prevent typescript errors when using css custom properties in react style prop without compromising type-safety.
I will show you how I attempted to simplify state management in our react app by using react-query with context.
Learn how to dynamically generate og images so your blog posts look nice when shared
There's plenty articles on when to useEffect, but none of them could provide a TLDR for devs new to react.
For some reason react devs are really scared of prop-drilling. They reach for `useSelector` too often and too carelessly, without thinking of the negative impact on their codebase.
Prevent translation key typos and find missing translations at dev time.
I'll walk you through how we migrated from create-react-app to vite in a non-trivial project.
While create react app served us well, the react community no longer considers it a recommended solution.
The default ssh keys are usually configured for one account. I'll show you how you can manage multiple ssh keys for multiple accounts on github.
is pasting into zsh slow for you? here's how to fix that
If you are still using node-sass, you should REALLY switch to dart-sass
Having trouble getting puppeteer to run in wsl2? Here's how to get started.
Want to host your applications with docker and get SSL for free? All you need is a domain and a host that can run docker engine (eg: VPS)
Do you use an extension to colorize matching brackets? You don't need to.
Do you like how WebStorm shows parameter names in function calls? VSCode can do it too.
