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From jQuery to React: what finally made components click

I spent years building UIs by grabbing elements and poking at them with jQuery. Moving to React meant unlearning that habit. Here's the mental shift that finally made it make sense.

  • React
  • JavaScript
  • Web

· 3 min read

Debounce vs throttle in JavaScript, with real examples

Two functions that sound similar and get mixed up constantly. Here's the difference, when to reach for each, and small implementations you can read in one sitting.

  • JavaScript
  • Performance
  • Web

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Sending bulk email with AWS SES without landing in spam

We needed to send order updates and the occasional newsletter to a few thousand users. Here's how I set up Amazon SES, and the SPF/DKIM/DMARC work that kept us out of the spam folder.

  • AWS
  • SES
  • Email

· 3 min read

Serving assets faster with AWS CloudFront

Notes from putting a CDN in front of an S3 bucket for an e-commerce site - what CloudFront actually does, the cache headers that matter, and the invalidation mistake that cost me an afternoon.

  • AWS
  • CloudFront
  • Web