A blog by Kien

React Hooks

A deeper dive in React Hooks and their purpose.

April Pomodoro Reflection

A monthly progress for April. My current status and reflection on my productivity, goals and achievements.

How to debounce Algolia's Search

How I debounced my Algolia's ReactInstantSearch to reduce the number of operations being called to Algolia. Also, what is debouncing in JavaScript?

How to install Algolia on a Gatsby website

How to install Algolia on your Gatsby blog. An easy step by step guide created by a beginner.

Gatsby Portfolio Experiment

I wanted to know how to use gatsby-image to optimize a friend's portfolio and so I decided to remake it using Gatsby.

My experience with React

I realized the potential of using a framework versus using vanilla JavaScript to build web applications. Also, what is React and its purpose?

What are callbacks?

What are callbacks and why are they useful?