Jarrod Watts' Blog

Jarrod Watts' Blog

What Are JavaScript Higher Order Functions? .map, .filter, and .reduce explained!

Jul 26, 20216 min read 44 views

Introduction Higher order functions in JavaScript such as map reduce and filter can completely transform the way you write your code. They are some of the most useful functions when it comes to manipulating data from regular arrays to fit any conditi...

What Are JavaScript Higher Order Functions? .map, .filter, and .reduce explained!

Set Up Subscription Payments With Stripe using Firebase and Next.JS

Jul 13, 202118 min read 402 views

Introduction Accepting payments online can seem like a daunting task, with considerations such as security, conversion rates and tax, there is a lot to consider. In this blog post, we'll explore how we can simplify the process of taking subscription ...

Set Up Subscription Payments With Stripe using Firebase and Next.JS

Track User Behaviour On Your Website With Google Analytics & Next.JS

Jul 6, 20215 min read 445 views

Introduction In this blog post, we'll go through how to set up Next.JS with Google Analytics using the latest versions (Next.JS 11 and Google Analytics 4). As part of Next.JS 11, the new Script Component was added, to automatically prioritize loadin...

Track User Behaviour On Your Website With Google Analytics & Next.JS

What's New In Next.JS 11?

Jun 16, 20215 min read 418 views

Introduction For those of you who don't know, Next.JS is a React Framework focussed on providing an amazing developer experience. Next.js gives you the best developer experience with all the features you need for production: hybrid static & server...

What's New In Next.JS 11?

The Ultimate Guide To Firebase With Next.JS 🔥

May 31, 202115 min read 385 views

Introduction Building a full-stack web application can be a daunting task. You'll need to consider: Authorization (Signing up and logging in users) Databases (Where you'll store your data and where to host it) APIs (How your application will communi...

The Ultimate Guide To Firebase With Next.JS 🔥

Why You Should Be Using React Context

May 24, 20216 min read 151 views

Introduction As I started to get more comfortable with developing React applications, I stumbled across a frustrating problem in the applications I was building. I wanted to be able to access information about the current signed-in user on multiple ...

Why You Should Be Using React Context