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Web Apps

Recursion in the Real World – Using Recursive Algorithms in Web Dev

Recursion isn't just useful in algorithms class. We use it for things like parsing spaces off an object and defining types in Typescript, querying info about nester hierarchies in

Growing as Makers

Dungeon Master Skills You Can Bring to Work #2 – Deliberation

The more opportunities you provide a team to participate in the decision-making process, the more they will buy into the determined course of action.

Exploratory Testing

More Ways to Test – Bugs Don’t Take Vacations

Only one of these scenarios resulted in the loss of a customer, but it was a reminder of how connected systems are these days, and how many types of interactions (and types of fail

Growing as Makers

Four Reasons to Attend a Specific Conference as a Generalist

There’s a lot that a generalist developer can learn at a more tech-specific conference like Chain React, and here are a few of the reasons why.

Functional Programming

Functional Primer, Part 1 – What Is Functional Programming?

Wondering if some code is functional? Ask yourself, "Does the code rely only on arguments that are explicitly passed to it?"

Project & Team Management

The User Story Pipeline: A Visual To Guide the Agile Process

On complex Agile projects, defining and refining user stories takes is a lot of work. The user story pipeline helps you visualize this process.

Development Practices

The Hazards of Transactional Test Isolation

Although using database transactions to isolate your test suite is appealing, there are some important caveats to consider.

DevOps & System Admin.

CircleCI – Running Parallel iOS Test Jobs with Workflows

Setting up CI for iOS apps is difficult, but with a little help from Workflows on CircleCI you can easily run multiple iOS test jobs in parallel.

Growing as Makers

Dungeon Master Skills You Can Bring to Work #1 – Inclusion

The more space you can give a team to float ideas and discuss differing viewpoints, the more creative and productive they can be.

Growing as Makers

The 12 Stages of a Hero’s Journey: The Non-Traditional Developer

If you are thinking of changing your career and becoming a developer, realize that the journey is not completed without fighting some battles.

Personal Optimization

Three Lessons Learned from Year One as a Professional

In my first year as a professional, I've learned important lessons about asking questions, using failure to grow, and recharging outside of work.

Development Practices

Bake Production Testing into Your Application

Add hooks and displays to your system that can be used to test that a production environment has been configured correctly.