The latest articles on DEV Community by Finn Wright (@fifn2). https://dev.to/fifn2 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F279665%2Fde869cb9-6d92-45b0-91cf-7326dd152875.gif https://dev.to/fifn2 en Finn Wright Mon, 11 May 2020 23:30:11 +0000 https://dev.to/fifn2/functional-programming-for-the-backend-ga2 https://dev.to/fifn2/functional-programming-for-the-backend-ga2 <p>Hi DEV Community! I've been using Next.js for the "frontend" of my websites, and I've been loving the speed and simplicity with the functional nature of react. I'm now looking to bring that experience to the backend. <strong>How do you bring functional programming to the backend?</strong> Do you use a functional programming language? Just an object oriented language with some fancy libraries? I'm stuck choosing what to learn for my next project.</p> nextjs discuss functional webdev Finn Wright Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:58:52 +0000 https://dev.to/fifn2/resources-for-a-react-full-stack-beginner-5h6g https://dev.to/fifn2/resources-for-a-react-full-stack-beginner-5h6g <p>Over the last year or so, I've gotten really familiar with and have come to love the simplicity and elegance of React on the front end, but when it came time to hook React up to the backend, I got lost in a sea of tutorials without really learning the fundamentals of backend development. For all of you who have experience using react on the backend, where do I get started with the fundamentals (like express) so that I can branch out into more complex topics (like hosting on a Docker container, GraphQL, and JSON Web Token Authentication)? Thanks in advance.</p> react beginners discuss help