The React Show

In part 1 of this 2 part series we covered my struggles and diagnosis with depression and bipolar disorder while going through college and later working in the software industry. In this second part I talk more about the success I eventually found and how I make work "work" for me now.

This is part 1 of my story dealing with mental illness in the software industry and how it nearly cost me everything.

We join Jane once again as she tries to learn React on just 3 hours per week. In the last journey with Jane she struggled trying to get React to do what she thought it should do so this time it's back to the drawing board!

I dropped out of college to work on my first SaaS app. This is the story of how I did that, how it went, and some of what I learned!

I spent a lot more time with React Server Components including porting a site to them and deploying! In this episode join me as I describe an in-depth experience with React Server Components and conclude with my real thoughts on where they are good but also where they fall short and what we might expect for the future of React!

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I think using TypeScript actually makes your program worse even when it is supposed to be making your programs better.

In my first programming job, the CEO of the company was so happy with my coworker and I they flew us in their private jet. This is the story of that job: how much money I made and what I learned!

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Evan Walter joins us to discuss a transition from a career in electrical engineering to React and web development. We also discuss Evan's experience starting out as a contractor and what that was like for someone with little experience in the field.

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React Sever Components are going to change so much of how we use and write React programs. In this episode we start to dive into Server Components and my journey using them to build an app.

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• thereactshow.com

What's it like to learn React while also working a full-time job? In this episode we join Jane on her journey to learn React while also working full-time. We join her in the triumph of building her first React app but also many struggles and pitfalls along the way from outdated React documentation to not understanding that React is not always so easy to integrate with non-React libraries.

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• thereactshow.com
• Well written and entertaining article on immutability