What are Rest APIs and what does it take to set up a basic API using the Django REST Framework? — Live dev notes taken throughout the following tutorial by Dennis Ivy — Django REST Framework Oversimplified In this post, we look at what REST APIs are and what it takes to set up a basic API using the Django REST Framework. You can also follow along by referring to my…

Basics of Objects — Field notes while going through the JavaScript Roadmap What is an Object? An Object in JavaScript is a data type that stores a collection of properties in key-value pairs. Each key-value pair is used to define characteristics of any arbitrary item. The key of an Object must be a string, whereas the value can…

Understanding Primitive Types — Field notes while going through the JavaScript Roadmap What are Data Types? Every variable in JavaScript has a data type which is used to describe the operations possible on that value There are 7 primitive data types: Number, BigInt, String, Boolean, Null, Undefined and Symbol The Object data type is not considered a primitive…

How to work with information in JavaScript — Field notes while going through the JavaScript Roadmap Variable Declarations in JavaScript A variable is a “named container” for a value To declare a variable in JavaScript, use the let , const or var keyword Here’s an example of a variable “message” initialised with the value of string “Hello” let message; message = "Hello"; // or let…

From the very beginning — Field notes while going through the JavaScript Roadmap What is JavaScript? JavaScript is one of the core technologies used in the World Wide Web (alongside HTML and CSS) It is a scripting language typically used to make webpages interactive by programming the behavior of web pages — sliders, alerts, click interactions, popups, etc. …

Part 3: Updating database records through the Django REST API — Live dev notes taken throughout the following tutorial by Dennis Ivy — Django + React Notes App In part 3 (final part in the series), we look into setting up a single endpoint for creating, reading, updating and deleting individual records through a Django API backend — then testing it…

Knowing which way you’re going — Live dev notes taken throughout the What the Flexbox course by Wesbos — What the Flexbox In this post, we’ll be looking at how to read and specify the direction of how your flex items are arranged in its container. This is fundamental to implementing justification and alignment properties. Flex Direction The…

Understanding the basics of Flexbox — Live dev notes taken throughout the What the Flexbox course by Wesbos — What the Flexbox In this series, we’ll be looking at flexbox from the ground up by working through simple sandbox examples to visually understand how it works. In this post, we’ll be setting up our working environment…

Part 2: Setting up models, serialization, and API routes using the Django REST Framework — Live dev notes taken throughout the following tutorial by Dennis Ivy — Django + React Notes App In part 2, we look at setting up two GET endpoints by creating a database model, accessing the admin panel and serializing the records in our Django API backend You can also follow…