TheKenyanDev

Hi there, I'm Bradley.

I'm a full-stack developer - I write backend systems in NodeJS and Java; and specialize in frontend Javascript frameworks like VueJS, React and Svelte.

Have an idea, want to say hi, thanks or offer me a freelancing job opportunity?

What I Do

Most of what I do currently revolves around learning new concepts and teaching them to others.

Web Development

I build modern websites using Javascript and related frameworks (this website is build Gatsby).

Backend Development

I use modern backend languages like Nodejs and Python to build scalable apps for the web

Writing

My work revolves around tech and ideas I think are different or interesting enough to write about. Topics might include everything from React to Java.

Web design

I use Figma to prototype ideas before translating them into code.

My Tech Stack

A list of some of the technologies that make everything possible. contact box

My Blog Posts

I regularly update this blog with bits of information I've found useful in the past.

react

building a sidebar with routing functionality with react-router

Almost every modern app needs a fully-featured sidebar - routing, location synchronization and dynamic generation all included. This article covers how this can be achieved with react.

Published 10 months ago

nodejs

handling errors and validating requests in nodejs with celebrate

All data that goes into your database or through an API needs to be validated. Koi and Celebrate take away most of the problems with manual validation.

Published a year ago

react

adding a sitemap to your react app

Sitemaps are important for making it easier for search engines to crawl your site and improve SEO. This post covers how a sitemap can be generated dynamically for a static React app.

Published a year ago

javascript

javascript gotchas i've encountered in the wild

This is a continually updated blog post of some of the gotchas that have trumped me while working on different Javascript projects

Published a year ago

Gatsby

wraping your app in a new provider in gatsby

This post covers a brief overview of how to cover the root element in your Gatsby blog in another provider. This is useful for things like adding redux or a theme provider.

Published a year ago

Vuejs

adding electron to an existing vuejs project

How to add VueJS to a project you've already set up before

Published a year ago

NodeJs

generating millions of fake records using nodejs

A tutorial on how to generate millions of fake records and saving them to your system without exceeding memory liimits.

Published a year ago

DevOps

setting up zeit with cloudflare

Zeit is one of the best static file hosting sites out there. This post gives a brief overview of how to both migrate from Netlify or add a new project configuration with Cloudflare.

Published a year ago

javascript

the mystery of javascript's map and parseint turning to nan.

Using parseInt inside a map seems to transform the numbers into 0 and NaN almost randomly. This post takes a deep dive into diagnosing the problem.

Published a year ago

node.js

how to restart a node.js app programmatically.

This post covers three different ways you can restart a Node.js app from within itself

Published a year ago

In-Memory Computing

should you move your whole system to in-memory computing?

Spark has made incredible inroads in the in-memory computing world, and seems to be taking the world by storm. Is it time to finally say goodbye to disk-based processing?

Published a year ago

Data Science

how learning to code python can land you any job

After years of being the underdog, it's finally time for Python to shine. Learn how Python dominates every field imaginable and how it can benefit you.

Published 2 years ago