Gabi Dombrowski

Gabi spent her youth immersed in MS-DOS, server rooms, and Geocities fan page HTML. She transitioned to a development career in 2016 after life as a Systems Administrator and is active in her local tech community as a volunteer and as Mentor Director for a monthly coding session to help women break into the industry. Her other interests include ashtanga yoga, learning languages, and curating stellar playlists.

All Posts by Gabi Dombrowski

How to Build a Secure React and Fastify API App

December 6, 2022

8 MIN READ

Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the US federal government, responsible for space exploration and research, with field...

Use Redux to Manage Authenticated State in a React App

August 29, 2022

7 MIN READ

Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work exactly as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation. There are a myriad of state management options available for React. React provides the option of using the built-in Context for when you have...