Understanding Firebase Initialization

You’ve copied initializeApp() countless times, but do you know what really happens when your app meets the cloud?

Read the full piece on Medium :[https://medium.com/@glorynwaekpe/understanding-firebase-initialization-17ad7c9e85b7]

#firebase #firebasecloud

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JavaScript doesn’t run. It’s read.

JavaScript isn’t a program, it’s a set of rules.

The code itself does nothing.

Engines like V8 & SpiderMonkey bring it to life — translating from rules → meaning → machine

Full piece soon

#MentalModelFridays #JavaScript

Do we underestimate how opinionated React really is?

It doesn’t just expect your app to “work.” It expects your server and client to tell the same story, down to the last node.

When that breaks, React doesn’t play along. It panics.

#ReactHydration #hydration #React #hydrationerror

Hydration isn’t just React making things interactive.

It’s a quiet agreement: the server tells the beginning of a story, and the client finishes it, seamlessly.

#ReactHydration #hydrateRoot #React18
#ServerSideRendering #HydrationErrors

GSoC 2025: It Wasn’t Just the Proposal, It Was Everything That Came Before

I wrote the full story, including the real preparation, mindset, & missteps:

[https://ego.hashnode.dev/from-blank-slate-to-gsoc-2025-contributor-what-really-made-the-difference]

#GSoC #OpenSource #GoogleSummerOfCode