About me
More about meFrench developer expatriated in Montreal, I always have several side projects ongoing, and I love sharing what I learn on this blog, on Twitter, or occasionnaly in books.
I am available for contract work; I can help you if:
- you need an experienced developer to work on a project (TypeScript, React),
- your team needs to set up clean architecture or clean processes (tests, code review),
- you need someone to teach front-end programming.
Latest articles
See all- Create OG images for your blog with Next.jsNovember 7, 2022Vercel recently announced a new library to generate OpenGraph (OG) images. A short tutorial to see how to use it to generate OG images for your Next.js application.
- Combining scripts and DSLs is Kotlin’s most underrated featureMarch 23, 2022The more I play with Kotlin, the more convinced I am that a combo of two of its features is vastly underrated: first, the ability to create domain-specific languages (DSL), thanks to some syntactic sugar; then, the ability to write scripts and create interpreters for them.
- Walk in the steps of successful makers, and failMarch 5, 2022Following advice by successful people might not be enough. A short essay about survivorship bias, and how it can make you forget the most important ingredient to success: luck.
- Purchasing Power Parity: fair pricing for your SaaS productFebruary 22, 2021Using Purchasing Power Parity, you can offer a fair pricing based on your user’s location. Here I explain what it is, then I show you how I implemented it on my course’s selling page using serverless functions and a little bit of React.
Current projects
See all- Montreal Developer Jobs2022 · Next.js · React · TypeScriptA niche job board for developers in Montreal.
- My Side Project Rocks2021 · Node.jsA place to post early side projects.
- useEffect.dev2020 · Next.js · ReactAn interactive course to master React hooks.
Latest books
See all- Serverless Web Applications with React and Next.js (2022)
A short guide to using Next.js to create full-stack applications with React, enjoying serverless features to authenticate users and use databases.
- Create your Net Worth Tracker with Kotlin (2022)
I wrote a book about Kotlin to document what I learned when I discovered the language.
- A Guide to React Hooks (2021)
A book I made with the content of my interactive course useEffect.dev.
- React: Développez le Front End de vos applications web et mobiles avec JavaScript (2020)
A book in French teaching React to beginners.