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James Q Quick

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James is a developer, speaker, and teacher with a passion for Web Development. He is a Senior Developer Advocate at Auth0 and has over 7 years of experience in Advocacy and Software Development. In his spare time, he runs a YouTube channel, plays co-ed soccer with his wife, spends time with his dogs, and can solve a Rubik's cube in under a minute.

JavaScript Array Filter Method Practice in 5 Minutes

Jan 4, 2021 5 min read

JavaScript arrays have some powerful built-in methods that simplify working with them. In this article, let's look at the array filter()method. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LOEGS4qcRM Getting Started This post is part of a series focused on learn...

Next.js 10 Image Component - A First Look

Dec 16, 2020 6 min read

Images can make or break performance on your site. With Next.js 10 and its new Image component, optimizing image performance in your sites just got a lot easier. This is a sought-after feature from developers, so let's take a look. https://www.youtub...

5 Things I've Learned from Creating YouTube Videos

Nov 10, 2020 12 min read

I've been creating Youtube videos for about 6 years now, and I can confidently say it has changed both my life and my career in a positive way. I've learned so much that I figured it would be worthwhile to share my learnings here! https://www.youtube...

The Easiest Way to Add Node.js User Authentication

Oct 28, 2020 7 min read

Adding authentication in your Node.js applications can be a daunting task. Even if you're using Passport.js to do some of the heavy lifting, it's still tricky to incorporate. In this article, let's see how to use the express-openid-connect library to...

5 Ways To Customize VS Code

Oct 21, 2020 4 min read

The beauty of Visual Studio Code is how easy it is to customize. I've spent tons of time learning how to optimize VS Code for me, so I wanted to share how you can do it too! Let's look at 5 different ways you can customize your VS Code. https://www...

Build an Authenticated JAMstack App with Next.js, Airtable, Tailwind CSS, and Auth0

Oct 8, 2020 44 min read

Next.js makes building Full-stack applications in the JAMstack much easier, but there's still a few pieces to figure out. Where are you going to store data? How are you handling authentication? Well, here's how we are going to put it all together. N...