John Apostol

lifelong learner

Hi there!

I’m a software person living in Austin, Texas. I tend to spend my time playing with code and writing about software development.

Above all, I love working with brilliant, collaborative people who can balance idealism with pragmatism.


June 26, 2020
managementremote

A good leader is a shock absorber that cushions the blows of change.

February 17, 2020
javascriptbrowser

Honestly, I thought that Chrome extensions were more effort than they were worth to develop. I thought my extension would have to be useful for other people on the Chrome Web Store. Here's how I was wrong.

March 20, 2019
nextjsfirebase

This is a step-by-step guide to building your own serverless React app with the practicality afforded by Next.js and the Firebase ecosystem.

January 30, 2019
softwarejavascript

What follows is an explanation of how I've used Redux to make a production vanilla JS app more maintainable.

August 06, 2018
softwareproduct

It works, it’s reliable, it’s fast, and it feels great!