Reduce array of objects to an object in JavaScript

May 17, 2022 — The other day when working with one of the applications, I needed to convert/reduce an array of objects to an object.

Unpack arrays conditionally in PHP

May 16, 2022 — Array unpacking is a sleek way of assigning the value of array elements to variables in one shot like so.

Useful GNOME extensions that I am using on my Ubuntu 22.04

May 11, 2022 — GNOME is the official desktop environment that is been shipped with Ubuntu desktop versions for quite some time now.

Implementing Focused Reading Mode on My Blog

May 9, 2022 — The other day, I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and I saw this tweet from Paco where he implemented what he calls “fuzzy reading mode” on his blog.

The new Arr::join() method in Laravel 9.x

May 7, 2022 — A while back, I have written an article on how to convert arrays to human-readable lists in JavaScript. It’s a built-in feature using the Intl.ListFormat object that lets you do that.

Boolean toggle using useReducer hook in React.js

May 3, 2022 — Toggles are an integral part of a web application. Toggles usually have two states. Most of the time these would be of type boolean.

The new findOr method in Laravel 9.x

May 2, 2022 — A minor release for Laravel 9.x dropped a few days ago and among lots of new features and improvements, this release has introduced a new method called findOr in the Eloquent Builder and Relations.

Readonly classes in PHP 8.2

April 29, 2022 — When readonly properties were introduced in PHP 8.1, it has provided a legitimate way of making class properties truly “readonly”.

Effectively rendering lists in React.js

April 27, 2022 — When you’re working on the frontend side of the things of a website, one of the most common tasks is to render lists from arrays/objects.

Null and false can be used as stand-alone types in PHP 8.2

April 24, 2022 — The latest version of PHP, PHP 8.1, has been around for quite some time and it comes packed with some great new features and enhancements.