Brad Preston

@bpreston5393

Forever lost in localhost

Joined April 2023

About

I'm a web developer who aims to improve my own knowledge and skills while also helping others do the same.

Available for

Nothing here yet.

Brad Preston's blogs

Brad's Blogbradpreston.hashnode.dev11 posts

Articles Comments

Recently published

BPBrad Prestonbradpreston.hashnode.devApr 12 · 6 min read

Type Guards and Type Narrowing

In this post, we are going to cover what type guards and type narrowing are in the context of TypeScript. These are concepts you may have already been using and didn't know it or these may be totally

0

BPBrad Prestonbradpreston.hashnode.devFeb 13 · 4 min read

Hoisting in JavaScript

Maybe you’ve heard of hoisting or maybe this is a new term in your learning journey. Either way, understanding how hoisting works will help you understand how your code works. What the heck does hoisting even mean? By definition, when something is “h...

0

BPBrad Prestonbradpreston.hashnode.devMar 2, 2025 · 4 min read

Throttling function calls in JavaScript

You’re at a water park in line for your favorite water slide. Only one person is allowed to go down the slide every 15 seconds. This is implemented for safety. If every person when right after the other, we would have backups in the slide or injuries...

0

BPBrad Prestonbradpreston.hashnode.devFeb 26, 2025 · 3 min read

Preventing CLS with Dynamic Images

When adding images to our websites, it’s crucial to prevent the layout from shifting while the image loads. Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) can be described as unexpected movement while the page content is loading. For example, you go to click on a but...

0

BPBrad Prestonbradpreston.hashnode.devFeb 16, 2025 · 3 min read

Handling events on multiple items in JavaScript

We’ve all been there. You have a list of items and each item needs to listen for an event. Maybe it’s a click event or mouseover event. Traditionally, you may have put an event listener on every item in the list, but what if I told you there was a be...

0

Brad Preston

About

Available for

Brad Preston's blogs

Recently published

Type Guards and Type Narrowing

Hoisting in JavaScript

Throttling function calls in JavaScript

Preventing CLS with Dynamic Images

Handling events on multiple items in JavaScript

Search Hashnode

Brad Preston

About

Available for

Brad Preston's blogs

Recently published

Type Guards and Type Narrowing

Hoisting in JavaScript

Throttling function calls in JavaScript

Preventing CLS with Dynamic Images

Handling events on multiple items in JavaScript