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My first React application

As a software development director, I don’t often get the chance to write code as part of my job. I still read a lot about coding because I love to learn new things, but reading is not the same as doing. A few months ago though, my company went through some significant restructuring and I found myself on working notice. With my old role quickly winding down, I suddenly had some time to do a small coding project that would both benefit my company and allow me to experience some great hands on learning. I got the chance to write my first React application.

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Read-later applications: strong medicine for browser tabitis

I love learning new things. For someone like me, the internet is a never-ending source of insights. It’s my source of answers when I’m curious about something, and my cell phone, tablets and computers are reading devices for Kindle books, Safari books, and facts and opinions from all over the web. I travel the internet where my curiosity and current problem-solving needs lead me.

Up until recently, I had a problem. My internet habit kept producing a virtual explosion of browser tabs. I’d do a search and find a number of promising articles that were too long to read right away. Wanting to come back to them, I’d leave them open in their own browser tabs. Over time I’d wind up with tons of tiny tabs making it hard for me to distinguish between things I was actively working on and things I wasn’t. I’d rearrange tab orders often, and do a deliberate cull a few times a week. Fortunately, I was recently introduced to a cure for this affliction: the read-later app.

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