Edward Vonschondorf

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Behind The Scenes of Bun Install Learn how Bun is able to cut install times by up to 25×. Bun skips Node.js's overhead with direct system calls, cache-friendly data layouts, OS-level copy-on-write, and full-core parallelism.

I haven’t used Bun yet, but this article makes me want to. Not just for its speed, but for how clearly it explains the “why” behind that speed. If you’d like to better understand how package managers work, I highly recommend it.

bun.com/blog/behind-...

New portfolio site is up after months of on and off development. To commemorate the occasion I wrote a blog post about how/why I made it and what I learned from it:

edward-vonschondorf.dev/blog/new-por...

Give it a read and check out the new site! Looking for feedback also!

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I was also able to get a site up for the app using Astro and Cloudflare Workers and I am definitely going to be using Cloudflare Workers for the foreseeable future due to how easy, and fast, it was to get a deployment setup.

markthisdown.app

MarkThisDown.app website screenshot

MarkThisDown v0.1.0 released and markthisdown.app site up!

After tinkering around with Electron-Vite and Electron-Builder I was able to get the first release of MarkThisDown up on github: github.com/Torvec/markt...

Screenshot of Classic and Ultimate modes in Tic Tac Toe React

I made a thing pt.4: Tic Tac Toe in React
tic-tac-toe-react-9ne.pages.dev

Finished up another project I had on hold for the past year. Feel free to play and let me know what you think. Also, check out the repo:
github.com/Torvec/tic-t...

It's built with Electron, Vite, React, and Tailwind. I'm planning to add integrations with Astro & Hugo, and use Zod for frontmatter validation once I figure out the best approach. I'm also looking to implement a WYSIWYG editor for the body content.

The project is still in the early stages, so not all planned features are implemented yet, but I wanted to share a quick WIP demo of the current state.

I'm building a minimalist, local-only markdown editor with frontmatter (YAML and TOML) support. It's a niche tool intended for developers who write in markdown for their blogs and use static site generators like Astro or Hugo.

MarkThisDown Demo YouTube video by Edward Vonschondorf

I made a thing pt. 3: MarkThisDown
youtu.be/1eLgGu4Fyoc

Repository: github.com/Torvec/markt...

Learn Go Boot.dev certificate

This one took me a little longer than the other ones I've taken on Boot.dev, mostly cause I got distracted by the Learn TypeScript course, and also cause the syntax is a bit different from JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, and C in a lot of ways. I'll keep pressing on until I get the hang of it.

Had a great experience doing the new Learn TypeScript course at boot.dev. Highly recommended if you're just starting out or need a refresher on the fundamentals of TS!

My 2024 Year in Review:

blog.edward-vonschondorf.dev/2024-year-in...

Learn backend development the smart way | Boot.dev Welcome to the most captivating, finger-flying, addictive way to learn to code. The smartest way to learn a thing is to ensure you're never bored.

Starting my 2025 with learning Python. Stumbled upon boot.dev a few days ago and I'm now 2 days into the Learn to Code in Python course. The gamification of learning, clear explanations, and the way problem scenarios are presented, keeps me motivated and excited to learn more!

New Blog Post: Creating This Blog
My first post about a thing I created and deployed. Answering the why, the what, and the how about my blog's development.

blog.edward-vonschondorf.dev/creating-thi...

Two updates to the Node/TS announcement:

- Node 22 WILL be getting TypeScript support by default.
- Type-only namespaces (which I actually have started using and quite like) will be supported by default.

www.totaltypescript.com/typescript-i...

I made a thing pt.2

Today I'm announcing I've got my own blog setup! Its intentionally minimalist, and still has a few minor things I want to add to it, but the structure is complete enough for me to start making posts.

Take care, and Happy Holidays!

blog.edward-vonschondorf.dev/hello-world/

It feels great to finally be able to show this off and hopefully get some feedback on it as I do plan to continually update it with enhancements and new features for the foreseeable future.

Screenshot of the Next-Level-Loot website's landing page

I Made a Thing pt.1

Next-Level-Loot is a site that aggregates data from various third-party API's and allows users to search for deals and giveaways for games and more information about them. User's can also save their favorite games locally.

next-level-loot.vercel.app

My Github Unwrapped 2024.
You can get yours here: githubunwrapped.com

TypeScript Generics Workshop Master TypeScript's generics with exercises from basics to advanced, including conditional types and currying.

Getting my dose of Typescript Generics from @mattpocock.com today: www.totaltypescript.com/workshops/ty...

Advent of TypeScript Advent of TypeScript is a month-long event running from December 1 to Christmas, featuring daily TypeScript challenges. Participants can test their skills, climb the leaderboard, and engage with the T...

Also going to give this a shot this year:
www.adventofts.com/events/2024

TypeHero Level up and learn TypeScript with interactive exercises

Anyone else learning Typescript try this before? I could definitely use more practice to wrap my head around how (and why) to use Typescript.
typehero.dev

What Makes A Wizard Quiz Test your TypeScript knowledge and see how you rank among the wizards of the TypeScript world.

What Makes A Wizard Quiz by @mattpocock.com www.totaltypescript.com/wizard-quiz?...

Seems accurate.

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