Cathal Mac Donnacha
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Cathal Mac Donnacha

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Follow me on my journey as I write about real tech topics I face in my everyday life as a Frontend Developer.

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6 tips every code review author should know

Nov 5, 20214 min read

I've submitted my fair share of code reviews at this point of my frontend development career and I've picked up a couple of tips along the way, so I wanted to share some of them with you. 1. Keep it small 🤏 Try and keep your code reviews as small as...

6 tips every code review author should know

Tips for developers switching from Windows to Mac

Nov 1, 202111 min read

I was a Windows fan all my life, both at home since I was 10 years old, and at work for 8 years of my frontend development career. However, when I moved jobs recently I was given a MacBook Pro, and so I had little choice but to dive headfirst into ev...

Tips for developers switching from Windows to Mac

How to test a select element with React Testing Library

Oct 6, 20213 min read

I recently needed to add tests for a <select> element I was developing, and I couldn't find a lot of resources on how to do this with React Testing Library, so I'll share the approach I went with. The <select> element First of all, let's create a <s...

How to test a select element with React Testing Library