Emma Goto
about books code hikes photos
about books code hikes photos

Programming

Although I mainly write about hiking now, I originally started emgoto.com as a programming blog in 2020. I generally like to write about what I learn at my day job (React, mostly) as well as any side projects I've been hacking on (this blog, mostly).

Featured

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How to build a table of contents in React
2 April 2021
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How to build an accessible search bar component in React
6 November 2020
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A guide to mocking functions and modules with Jest
24 January 2020

Recent Posts

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My writing process after 5 years of blogging
3 May
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Four years on a 4-day workweek
19 April
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A behind-the-scenes look at my blog
12 April
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Automatically create social card images for your Astro blog
18 March
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Getting started with Cursor AI
11 March
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Building a digital garden with Obsidian and Astro
4 March
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Side projects

Streak - Habit tracker for Trello
Streak - Habit tracker for Trello
Track your habits using Trello.
Gaming Backlog for Trello
Gaming Backlog for Trello
See your unplayed Steam games on Trello.
Customer Conversations using Trello + Twilio
Customer Conversations using Trello + Twilio
Grand prize winner in the DEV x Twilio hackathon.
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I'm Emma, a Japanese-Australian software engineer living in Tokyo. Thanks for checking out my blog! I also write about hiking in Japan, books and anything else that piques my interest. Learn more about me here.

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