hey

there,

I'm Elan Medoff, a software engineer specializing in web and fullstack development.

These days, I'm especially interested in data fetching on the web, all the new approaches to server-side rendering, and tinkering with my (Neo)Vim config.

I currently work at Wealthfront as a web engineer!

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npm packages

  • last updated: 8/23/2024

    use-search-param

    a react hook to safely and easily read from URL search params.

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    JavaScript

    Shell

    Shell

  • last updated: 6/9/2024

    use-search-param-state

    a hook to synchronize React state with URL search params.

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    JavaScript

    Shell

    Shell

  • last updated: 6/8/2024

    use-stable-reference

    simple react hooks to access referentially stable, up-to-date versions of non-primitives.

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    JavaScript

    Shell

    Shell

recent blog posts

  • last updated: November 11, 2024

    Conditional Props in React Using Type Discrimination

    Type your component to expect different props based on a key discriminator

    software eng
    typescript

  • last updated: August 5, 2024

    Revamping Data Fetching Patterns on the Web Platform at Wealthfront

    Using React Query to find a hybrid between global and local data fetching

    software eng
    react
    typescript

  • last updated: March 17, 2024

    Implementing Dark Mode: A Client-Side Approach with LocalStorage

    A client-only approach using os-level theme preferences and local storage

    software eng
    react
    nextjs

  • last updated: March 17, 2024

    Implementing Dark Mode: A Server-Side Approach with Cookies

    A server-and-client approach using cookies

    software eng
    react
    nextjs

github projects

  • last updated: 1/15/2025

    dotfiles

    a collection of configuration files and custom scripts, centralized in a repo for easy mobility

    Shell

    Shell

    Lua

    Lua

  • last updated: 1/9/2025

    neovim-config

    a minimalish neovim config written in lua

    Lua

    Lua

    Shell

    Shell

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    Scheme

    Scheme

  • last updated: 11/14/2024

    personal-site

    elanmed.dev: mostly a blog, partly a personal website. Built with Next.js, Prisma, Tailwind, Framer Motion, and Playwright.

    MDX

    MDX

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    SCSS

    SCSS

    JavaScript

    JavaScript

  • last updated: 11/1/2024

    cd_time_machine

    navigate your bash history like you have a time machine

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    Shell

    Shell

  • last updated: 6/29/2023

    guacarina

    practice your ocarina scales with a side of guac. Built with Next.js 13, daisyui, and Tailwind.

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    JavaScript

    SCSS

    SCSS

    Shell

    Shell

  • last updated: 2/26/2023

    daily-audit

    a scraper, api layer, and client I built to automate part of a friend’s job.

    TypeScript

    TypeScript

    HTML

    HTML

    CSS

    CSS

    Shell

    Shell