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title: "Giwa Jossy (@giwajossy) | Hashnode"
description: "Software Engineer. Read the latest articles by Giwa Jossy on Hashnode."
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# Giwa Jossy

@giwajossy · Lagos, Nigeria · Joined August 2020

Software Engineer

### [Understanding TypeScript & Using it in Your Node Environment.](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/understanding-typescript-and-using-it-in-your-node-environment?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

I struggled with this concept a lot, but let me save you the stress, and explain as simply as I can.

4 min read · [jossy.hashnode.dev](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/understanding-typescript-and-using-it-in-your-node-environment?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Nov 18, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-typescript-and-using-it-in-your-node-environment/619659320b25eb28701f61ac)

### [Creating Your First Chrome Extension](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/creating-your-first-chrome-extension?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Every four seconds, this chrome extension replaces images on any webpage I visit, with random pictures of some of my friends.

3 min read · [jossy.hashnode.dev](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/creating-your-first-chrome-extension?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/creating-your-first-chrome-extension/60f244b566fcdb0a0274090d) [Jul 17, 2021](https://hashnode.com/posts/creating-your-first-chrome-extension/60f244b566fcdb0a0274090d)

### [innerHTML Vs. textContent: The subtle difference.](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/innerhtml-vs-textcontent-the-subtle-difference?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

At first glance, both properties look like they do the same thing. While innerHTML provides a simple and convenient way to create HTML templates as strings and inject them into the DOM \[Document Object Model\], textContent only lets you create plain t...

1 min read · [jossy.hashnode.dev](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/innerhtml-vs-textcontent-the-subtle-difference?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Nov 13, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/innerhtml-vs-textcontent-the-subtle-difference/5fadeb22fa438d6532c7ea9b)

### [Creating a GitHub README Profile](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/creating-a-github-readme-profile?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

GitHub recently released a feature that lets you introduce yourself to the GitHub community, using more visual contents such as pictures, GIFs, links, and everything else you can add to a normal README file because it is markdown, which means you co...

1 min read · [jossy.hashnode.dev](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/creating-a-github-readme-profile?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/creating-a-github-readme-profile/5f4da99f71849874b3142c69) [Sep 1, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/creating-a-github-readme-profile/5f4da99f71849874b3142c69)

### [Understanding Git and GitHub](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/understanding-git-and-github?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

First of all, Git is to GitHub – what porn is to pornhub. Let me tell you a story. Back when I started out coding and had to collaborate with another developer, I would send the backend guy a zipped version of my frontend code – either in a flash dri...

3 min read · [jossy.hashnode.dev](https://jossy.hashnode.dev/understanding-git-and-github?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[1](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-git-and-github/5f4d9dcc71849874b3142c06) [Sep 1, 2020](https://hashnode.com/posts/understanding-git-and-github/5f4d9dcc71849874b3142c06)