Sam Walpole
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Sam Walpole

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👨‍💻 Fullstack .NET and JavaScript web developer 👨‍🏫 Coding teacher and advocate 👨‍🔬 Former PhD research scientist.

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I wrote this article using the Hashnode API! Here's how...

Nov 14, 202110 min read

In case you didn't know, Hashnode has it's own GraphQL API! Catalin Pit wrote a great article about how you can use the API to display your published articles on your own website. However, the API can do so much more than this, such as following a u...

I wrote this article using the Hashnode API! Here's how...

My Top 5 JavaScript Tips & Tricks for Writing Cleaner Code

Aug 8, 20218 min read

1. Destructuring Assignment Destructuring assignment allows one or more object properties to be assigned to variables in a single expression. The created variable will have the same name as the property. let myObj = { id: 1, name: 'My Object' }; ...

My Top 5 JavaScript Tips & Tricks for Writing Cleaner Code

A Practical Guide to Higher Order Functions in C#

Jul 3, 20214 min read

If you have been programming for any length of time, you may well have come across higher order functions, but (like me) may not have fully appreciated just how powerful they can be. If you've not heard of them before, never fear, I have an explanati...

A Practical Guide to Higher Order Functions in C#

Looking after your mental health as a developer

Jun 12, 20214 min read

It's been over a month now since I last wrote an article here for my blog. I've been struggling a lot with low mood, which has meant that I haven't had the motivation or the energy to produce new content. I have been getting help, which I've found re...

Looking after your mental health as a developer

LINQ: Beware of deferred execution

Apr 25, 20216 min read

If you've spent much time around C# and .NET, it's likely that you will have come across LINQ (Language-Integrated Query), which allows you to use a range of powerful querying capabilities directly in the C# language. The example below demonstrate a ...

LINQ: Beware of deferred execution

Handling Dependency Injection in Inherited Classes

Apr 11, 20214 min read

Dependency injection (DI) is a wonderful thing. Simply add your dependency as a parameter to the constructor (most commonly) of your class, register it with you DI container, and away you go - the DI container will manage the rest. Some of the key be...

Handling Dependency Injection in Inherited Classes