In this newsletter, I cover software development, developer advocacy, technical writing, and the latest news and trends in tech. I also share exclusive behind-the-scenes insights about my experience as a developer, advocate and content creator.
A visual React IDE? 👀
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Catalin Pit here! How are you? 👋
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Personally, I had a few busy and hectic last months, but in a good sense. I started a new position at @Documenso as a Software Engineer, and I've been busy settling into the new role. I really enjoy it! 💚
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Anyway, I have some interesting updates for you!
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​React Visual IDE​
Last week, I published an article about a React Visual IDE 👀 that can help you build React apps quicker and easier. Especially user interfaces.
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It was my first time using it, and I gotta say it's really impressive. It's a lot easier to build a UI when you have live visual feedback. Even more interesting, you can add elements and make changes using the IDE's interface rather than writing code.
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Anyway, the tool is really interesting and helpful. You can read more here - article link.
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Have a look and let me know what you think! 🙌
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Developers Group
By the way, we have a community of 2000+ developers where we chat all things software development, developer health and wellbeing, and more. I also share things I usually don't share in other places.
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​You can join here.​
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Until next time... 👋
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