A little-known fact about Next.js is that the framework collects telemetry data about certain performance metrics that Vercel (the company behind Next.js) uses to learn more about the framework’s performance and usage. From the Next.js documentation. Telemetry allows us to accurately gauge Next.js feature usage, pain points, and customization across…

Learn how to conditionally filter types in TypeScript and demystify a commonly used pattern. 🚧 This post requires intermediate understanding of TypeScript, Interfaces & Generics. Please check out the TypeScript documentation to learn more on the fundamentals required to understand this blog post. When working with TypeScript libraries you’ll frequently…

When starting your first “real” tech gig at a capable company, you’ll likely be surprised by the level of developer tooling and automation in the codebase. But not all developers are fortunate enougth to experience a well designed codebase in their careers. In fact, there are many reasons many of…

Implementing internationalization has been a huge pain in the past. Next 10 brings some simplifications to the process by handling some of the required features internally. In this blog post, you’ll learn How to integrate react-intl in your Next app How to configure the CLI to automatically extract messages How…

When it comes to employee offboarding, there is a surprising amount of research that we can use to assess its usefulness. Here are some facts: 40% of leavers would consider reapplying to a previous employer → Companies with good offboarding processes rehire more. 75% of leavers would recommend their previous…

While most paradigms don’t require React developers to know much about what is going on under the hood, working with intervals can become a bit tricky. The goal of this article is to walk you through all the ways you can work with intervals and state in react. What is so complicated about working with intervals? What makes…

As employee turnover continues to solidify its role as one of the biggest cost drivers for organizations, many HR professionals seek to perform exit interviews. There are many things to consider when designing an effective exit interview but you’ll likely find yourself assembling a question catalog sooner or later. At…

Learn how to create an exit interview that produces actionable results. What are exit interviews and why should you care? Exit interviews are wrap-up surveys or meetings. Companies perform exit interviews when an employee leaves the organization. A common misbelieve is that exit interviews should be performed with employees who left the organization voluntarily only. In fact, you should…

What are boomerang employees? A boomerang employee is an employee who leaves a company they work for but then later returns to work for the company once again. In short: A boomerang employee is someone you rehired. Why should your organization care about boomerang employees? When talking about boomerang employees, we often highlight that it is less risky to rehire someone you…