--- title: "Chaim Lev-Ari (@chiptus) | Hashnode" description: "JS. Read the latest articles by Chaim Lev-Ari on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@chiptus" --- @chiptus # Chaim Lev-Ari @chiptus · Digital Nomad - Currently Isra · Joined February 2016 JS ## Comments [Can you please explain the syntax in the key binding file? I see there is "-" before some commands, what does it mean? And there are some key bindings that repeat themselves (like "space") how does that work? Thanks for the post! Makes me wonder about learning to use Emmet.](https://hashnode.com/posts/vim-and-visual-studio-code-tips-and-tricks-with-video-gif/5d18b7d4b74097c27ded8590/comment/5d25bcb08dd630797a6b3903) Comment · Article · Jul 10, 2019 · [VIM & Visual Studio Code Tips & Tricks (With Video / GIF)](https://hashnode.com/posts/vim-and-visual-studio-code-tips-and-tricks-with-video-gif/5d18b7d4b74097c27ded8590) [Every company's top priority is getting things done. The question is whether you can help GTD if you learn one of them. Baout your next job, what would you prefer to do? Not money wise, but what makes you happy about your job. Do you like front end development? It's a good idea to learn backend anyways, but there are so many things about frontend to learn, so it's a hard decision to make. I think that if you are thinking of your next job, and that's why you want to learn backend, I would go for node.js or python and not for Java, but that's just my preference 😁](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/does-a-front-end-developer-require-knowledge-of-backend/comment/5bb0b414f66fe5c710a227e0#reply-5bb1cd0ada58da392cbacef7) Reply · Thread · Oct 1, 2018 · [Does a Front End Developer require knowledge of Backend?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/does-a-front-end-developer-require-knowledge-of-backend) [I think it depends on a lot of variables. How do you like your current position and company? Are you looking to replace a company soon? What are you passionate about? Front end? Everything? I would go for both in parallel. Try ngrx for one weekend and think where it can be part of your company solution, see if your boss think so too. Try spring boot. After your tried the surface of both, see what is more interesting for you. Hope I helped, Good luck!](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/does-a-front-end-developer-require-knowledge-of-backend/comment/5bb0b414f66fe5c710a227e0) Comment · Thread · Sep 30, 2018 · 1 · [Does a Front End Developer require knowledge of Backend?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/does-a-front-end-developer-require-knowledge-of-backend) [I've never heard of chokidar, but I like your approach. I don't think it's weird, as long as you get the job done and it helps you be more productive. Thanks for your ideas!](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/is-using-chokidar-for-non-development-automation-weird/comment/5b2b2ef6c73f376c6fad9020) Comment · Thread · Jun 21, 2018 · [Is using Chokidar for non-development automation weird?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/is-using-chokidar-for-non-development-automation-weird) [I practice mindfulness meditation every day for 30 minutes, try to do yoga (2 sun salutations every day and a longer session at least once a week), run 2-3 times a week and do some power exercise every day or two (push-ups, squats, deeps, lunges and rope skipping) These days it's much easier to keep up because I'm unemployed, but most of this routine was the same when I was working.](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/how-do-you-take-care-of-your-physical-health/comment/5b040d3e29e6f5260734952a) Comment · Thread · May 22, 2018 · 1 · [How do you take care of your physical health?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/how-do-you-take-care-of-your-physical-health) [I know what you mean! Basically every time I open my computer I need to update vs.](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/what-are-the-things-you-want-to-automate-as-a-developer/comment/5ab21500b49e044159b82e61#reply-5ab2474849bfefb4537fa4f3) Reply · Thread · Mar 21, 2018 · [What are the things you want to automate as a developer?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/what-are-the-things-you-want-to-automate-as-a-developer) [Not sure why it should work. document.createElement should always exist: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/createElement](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-out-if-react-is-rendering-on-the-client-or-the-server/comment/57011766cf02aabd58a6037a#reply-5ab1f8f0fa1445e653c0e8ee) Reply · Thread · Mar 21, 2018 · [What is the best way to find out if React is rendering on the client or the server?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/what-is-the-best-way-to-find-out-if-react-is-rendering-on-the-client-or-the-server) [Thanks for the verbose reply, I will definitely check MST out.](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/how-to-insert-redux-into-an-existing-react-app/comment/59ef9cd0df239c392dee6c2d#reply-59efd6a2df239c392dee709d) Reply · Thread · Oct 25, 2017 · [How to insert Redux into an existing React app?](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/how-to-insert-redux-into-an-existing-react-app) [Thanks for the praise. Actually my biggest problem and challenge would be loneliness. My girlfriend stayed at home and I'm all by myself. It's hard for me to get to know new people and connect. I met a few people in Chiang Mai who I was hanging with, but not here in Phangan. I'm really hoping to learn how to opening or people. I haven't started to think about opening a foreign bank account, and ofcourse the language is not easy, but I manage that. My next destination is USA, I'm planning to stay there for a few months, after that I am thinking about heading to South America but that's a long time from now :-)](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/moving-on-to-koh-phangan-chaim-lando-medium/comment/597f165b441c2d7020129c96#reply-597fd2cd441c2d702012a2ae) Reply · Thread · Aug 1, 2017 · 1 · [Moving on to Koh Phangan - Chaim Lando - Medium](https://hashnode.com/forums/thread/moving-on-to-koh-phangan-chaim-lando-medium) [Chetan Kantharia I had a very slow connection there, as much as I remember. But I stayed in the villages around (Dharamkot), maybe in the city is better](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-i-learned-from-4-months-of-digital-nomading-in-india/58b42278cb521d78cf38c86f/comment/58b599181456151614f4f470#reply-596764ae5b9ead140ded0001) Reply · Article · Jul 13, 2017 · [What I learned from 4 months of Digital Nomading in India](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-i-learned-from-4-months-of-digital-nomading-in-india/58b42278cb521d78cf38c86f)