Why you may want to chunk files? The biggest reason for me to upload files in chunks, is because I want to upload very large files; pictures, videos, whatever… This means, I want to know the status of the upload as it progresses and if I can’t finish the upload now, I want to be able to pause, go to my favourite coffee shop and continue on there. Let’s build a simple app using no additional javascript libraries! unsplash-logoCharisse Kenion To upload a file in chunks, we need to make our browser/client aware of the progress of the file upload. So, most of the logic for the chunking process will live on the client-side. Let’s start with a simple React component that currently has no logic but has a form that allows us to select multiple files. Read more

Before Angular team decided to turn the its community upside down with the release of Angular 2 in 2016, I did not think Typescript would take off beyond a small loyal group. Having been developed internally my Microsoft, the open source community was wary. But then, the unlikely thing happened, Microsoft and Google joined forces to create Angular (2…) with TypeScript support out of the box. By default. You can imagine this gave TypeScript a strong boost in popularity. Source: Google Trends for TypeScript Read more