Erv Walter

I'm a father and husband, a software developer, and a general geek. And I ramble about web development and smart home tech.

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Which React Framework to Use?

Jan 28, 20226 min read

I am rebuilding TrendWeight from the ground up, and this article is about one aspect of that project. The new TrendWeight was always going to be created with React. That was a given. I fell in love with the core idea of React years ago (given state...

Which React Framework to Use?

TrendWeight: Why Rebuild?

Jan 27, 20222 min read

So I'm rewriting TrendWeight from scratch. Before jumping into technical details about the new TrendWeight web app, let me set the stage by describing how the currently-live app works. First, I should be clear that TrendWeight works fine. The pictu...

TrendWeight: Why Rebuild?

Let's Try This Again

Jan 26, 20221 min read

I go through cycles where I get motivated to write a bunch of articles about interesting things I'm doing. I write a few. I get caught up with other things. I forget to write the rest. Before long, the blog is stagnant again. Will this time be di...

Let's Try This Again