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  1. 01Intro to ExpressWhere Express fits among Node web servers like Koa, Fastify and Polka, how to start a basic Express server, what else it can do, and templates to start from.
  2. 02React Pro Tips in Several ImagesCode images with React tips: conditional rendering, fetch inside useEffect, lifting state, spreading props, forms, routes, context and higher order components.
  3. 03More Merced-Spinup TemplatesNew merced-spinup templates: Express with socket.io, plain Webpack and Rollup, Commander CLIs, basic React, script-tag React and Vue, and AngularJS.
  4. 04Learning Svelte 101A hands-on Svelte intro in CodeSandbox: how App.svelte is laid out, declaring variables, passing props, events with reactive data, and looping over arrays.
  5. 05Typescript 101 - Typing, Interfaces and Enums oh MY!TypeScript basics for JavaScript developers: why typing helps, typing variables, arrays, objects and functions, then defining enums and your own custom types.
  6. 06Writing Javascript PromisesWrite your own JavaScript promise: when a promise is the right tool, how to build one with resolve and reject, and what to keep in mind when you use them.