Lorenz Weiß · Blog

Here are some of my recent ideas and thoughts:

The power of http headers and 4 examples you did not know before

There are a lot of http headers, most of them are quite simple, but there are also some powerful ones you probably have never heard of.

What is the value of experience as a software developer?

In the life of a software developer, the most valuable resource you have is experience, but what exactly is experience and how can you evaluate it?

July 15th, 2020

Add automated code templates for react components

Speed up your day to day work with an easy way of creating components with plopJS

June 22nd, 2020

How to avoid race conditions with asynchronous javascript

Have you every heard about race conditions? What are they and why are they so dangerous? Here are some real life examples using asynchronous javascript

Five common mistakes writing react components (with hooks) in 2020

The most common mistakes I found while writing react components, why they are mistakes and how to avoid or fix them.

How to write useful commit messages? 5 helpful tips and a general guideline.

As a software engineer working with a lot of people on a big project, it makes sense to think about your way of writing commit messages.

Inversion of Control with shareable react components

Why the inversion of control pattern could help you to make every component in react safer and cleaner

December 28th, 2019

How to setup a global event tracker with plain javascript and html inside a react app

How to add event tracking to elements on any website, when they are interacted with using only plain javascript and html

October 28th, 2019