The latest articles on Forem by Pavel Svitek (@svitekpavel). https://forem.com/svitekpavel https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F124827%2Fed34c8f7-0b2f-4adf-a806-fa1c11342f19.jpeg https://forem.com/svitekpavel en Pavel Svitek Mon, 13 Apr 2020 12:59:34 +0000 https://forem.com/svitekpavel/boilerplate-nuxtjs-with-express-server-all-in-typescript-2fm2 https://forem.com/svitekpavel/boilerplate-nuxtjs-with-express-server-all-in-typescript-2fm2 <p><a href="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fopft9v0u4qxf68qxsurv.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fi%2Fopft9v0u4qxf68qxsurv.png" alt="Alt Text"></a></p> <p>I was searching for a starter project which would combine:</p> <ul> <li>NuxtJS in Typescript (+best practises for components)</li> <li>ExpressJS as backend in Typescript</li> <li>in one repository</li> <li>with configured Jest runners for backend and frontend</li> <li>Dockerfile [bonus]</li> </ul> <p>But I haven't found any.</p> <p>So I created one:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/svitekpavel/nuxtjs-express-typescript" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/svitekpavel/nuxtjs-express-typescript</a></p> <p>Take a look at <code>README.md</code> but also at <code>components/User.vue</code> and <code>components/User2.vue</code> for sample usage in components.</p> <p>I hope it helps.</p> typescript javascript vue nuxt Pavel Svitek Mon, 13 Apr 2020 10:53:23 +0000 https://forem.com/svitekpavel/how-to-write-a-backoff-function-in-typescript-n4d https://forem.com/svitekpavel/how-to-write-a-backoff-function-in-typescript-n4d <p>Imagine you want to call your backend API (or other network operation) but it fails.</p> <p>You would like to call it 2 or 3 times more with some delay. Much like how Gmail works when it tries to connect back after losing a connection.</p> <p>The code below implements an async function that works just like that. </p> <div class="ltag_gist-liquid-tag"> </div> <p>The code should be self-explainable, but feel free to ask in comments if anything is not clear.</p> <p>The KUDOS for implementation of the original function <code>backoffOrig()</code> goes to Saša Savić <br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6655380458282594304">https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6655380458282594304</a></p> typescript javascript backoff network