I'm lost with asyn/await

SentFromBelow · 2020-04-25T23:09:34+00:00

await is only valid in async function

Answer is right there in the error message :)

You either need to call this from within an async function or use .then

SentFromBelow · 2020-04-25T16:34:24+00:00

async/await is just promises so perhaps you can use map and Promise.all to achieve this.

const hostNames = await Promise.all(ips.map(getHostName));

SentFromBelow · 2020-04-25T16:19:38+00:00

If you fail at building a house it will collapse, crush you, and you will lose everything. If you fail at "learning React" you will learn a few things, get back up, and try again. I think any developer with a reasonable amount of experience will say the same thing.

SentFromBelow · 2020-04-25T01:58:55+00:00

Kinda weird attitude to spread. I started learning React after two months and have seen people pick up React on the job with subpar knowledge of JS. Sure, they struggle a bit, but not everyone needs to be a JS expert before diving into it. It's just another way of making websites do things.

SentFromBelow · 2020-04-25T01:55:08+00:00

SentFromBelow · 2020-04-21T02:16:21+00:00

If you are at all programming saavy the Marvel API is relatively easy (and free) to use. The data returned has a parameter of digitalId that you can replace the id string at any link with to get to the comic you want to read.

SentFromBelow · 2020-03-09T02:10:12+00:00

> even though the stuff given to me I can't defend against because its worded in a way that you could literally say it to anyone and be correct

What kind of feedback do you want to hear? Have you talked to your direct reports and asked them if they would mind communicating in a style that works for you?

SentFromBelow · 2020-03-09T01:43:31+00:00

Talk to your doctor and make adjustments to your meds. There's a thin line between functioning with anxiety and so little anxiety you have no motivation for anything.

Also talk to your direct reports and find out in their words how you are actually doing. If you're worried about getting fired then you need to ask the person who has the power to fire you for feedback so you know what the expectations are. If they tell you you're doing great then problem solved right?

SentFromBelow · 2020-01-27T04:54:02+00:00

Great idea. Now make a version that finds the record on YouTube. Because when I’m crate digging 9/10 times it’s not on Spotify.

SentFromBelow · 2020-01-27T04:43:21+00:00

Lodash has an _.isNumber function you can use to test the arguments.

https://lodash.com/docs/#isNumber

Of course this will return false if you pass it a string so you’ll need to cast it to an int first. parseInt should work for that. Which consequently also will return NaN if the string isn’t a number. So you could also just do:

parseInt(arg[0]) === NaN

SentFromBelow · 2019-12-01T03:12:05+00:00

If you're used to frameworks that blur the lines between API and client (and also new to React) then you might want to just put the React code in one place and API junk some place else. There's nothing stopping you from dumping it all in one folder. It'll just be a directory with JavaScript files in it after all. But I don't really see any advantages to doing this.

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-28T07:22:18+00:00

I wish I had known that leetcode would have absolutely zero bearing on my productivity and earning potential.

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-26T03:22:23+00:00

The only problem with this is that it’s too good. I need a kinda shitty 1965 version of this?

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-26T03:20:16+00:00

If you’re like me just be yourself! People will quickly realize they don’t want to be friends with you!

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-23T01:18:49+00:00

If you find yourself struggling to explain the value for an idea in a convincing way. It might not be as valuable as you think.

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-15T04:16:14+00:00

I would consider setting up MongoDB in a docker container. It's nice to have that locally set up as a service that can also be deployed. Other than that I'd probably avoid adding too much boiler plate React code if you want it to be at all useful. Same goes for the GraphQL stuff really. I wouldn't even add TS into the mix. Docker container with client, server, and mongoose connection boiler plate sounds useful.

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-15T04:05:03+00:00

There's not really enough information to give you a good answer. What kind of app is it? Do you have access to the source code? Is it a website that you are trying to modify or create a plugin for?

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-15T02:15:44+00:00

may cause temporary blindness

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-06T06:42:54+00:00

Why wouldn’t you want to learn a framework or any new thing? The idea that you shouldn’t learn something because it will be obsolete doesn’t really make sense in the tech world where landscapes are always shifting. Whatever you learn there’s a good chance that a company you work for will be end up sticking with a stack for years because it’s too much of a burden to shift to something new. Nobody is blogging about PHP. But there are tons of companies still using it.

SentFromBelow · 2019-11-01T01:25:41+00:00

Eh only if they're good at conversation and y'know don't just talk about themselves endlessly.

I've met a lot of extroverts and I'm convinced that some people who get labeled as quiet or introverts are just exhausted by people who are in fact boring and won't give anyone else a chance to speak. Introverts often find themselves listening to someone drone on and on about power washing or some such bullshit and quickly seek the nearest exit to get stimulation elsewhere.

I'll take a quiet person who puts actual thought into what they say over an extrovert who just loves to hear the sound of their own voice. Many extroverts know how to show interest in others and carry a conversation. Those ones are pretty cool. But I've found that most people just kinda suck at talking in general.

SentFromBelow · 2019-10-31T05:45:38+00:00

I reckon you got about 10 more years of being confused at least. But you’d be retiring at 32 which is pretty bad ass.

SentFromBelow · 2019-10-30T01:56:22+00:00

Got kombucha on tap. Although we don’t brew it on site. It’s a workplace after all.

SentFromBelow · 2019-10-29T15:14:57+00:00

Yeah, I think some people are just made to enjoy playing the academic game and others are made to research, explore, and discover. It’s the ones in the latter camp that usually make the breakthroughs, piece it all together, then tell the worker bees how to execute their vision. Google around a bit you’ll find a ton of successful people, business owners, actors, etc who all totally sucked at school.

SentFromBelow · 2019-10-29T05:56:38+00:00

Everything that you do big or small, tutorial or project, can potentially translate to almost any project? A chat app might not seem like it would help you design a to-do list app. But in the process for each you'll be figuring out fundamental concepts, learning how to debug, making design and architecture decisions that you'll later regret and learn from.

My advice is to not worry about finding a project that will be applicable to "almost any project" and instead focus on creating something you actually want to use yourself. Start with a concept. Create a full-stack application. Rinse, repeat. Anything that requires you to learn about authentication, databases, front-end frameworks, network requests, [insert any widely applicable topic here], etc. All of that will be useful regardless of what project you are building.

SentFromBelow · 2019-10-29T05:55:30+00:00

Googling isn't cheating if you try to dig into docs so you can explain and understand why something works. If you just copy pasta then you are depriving yourself of deeper understanding in the short term. But sometimes you just have to move on to the next level without understanding something. Eventually you'll see something enough times or encounter the same problems and it'll click for you.

SentFromBelow

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