Brian May on Atomic Spin

How to Use C4 Diagrams in Systems Architecture

My team recently used C4 diagrams to represent software systems. The standardized diagramming language creates a level playing field for all.

Developer Tools

JSONoid Discovery: Simplify Schema Discovery

On a recent client project, my software development team dealt with a legacy NoSQL database with the help of JSONoid Discovery.

Personal Optimization

Not Just Another Programming Language: Skills That Make a Difference

Recently, I’ve had several opportunities to mentor high school to college-aged aspiring programmers. Here are the skills that really matter.

Growing as Makers

Try These 2 Games to Make Learning Programming Fun

Here are two games I stumbled upon whose key mechanic is programming. Each game can make learning to program fun.

Development Practices

The Value of Writing About Bugs

A good bug-fix story has a lot of value. I want to explain why I think developers should spend more time writing about bugs.

Developer Tools

Bundle Analysis: An Underrated Tool

Bundle analysis tools can help a developer find mistakes and bloat that could be optimized to provide a better application to their users.

AWS

Using Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) with AWS

I researched a script that prompts a user for an MFA token in AWS if it’s needed and sets a temporary user session in the credentials file.

Development Practices

How to Structure a Valuable README

A README is the welcoming committee to new developers, a trailhead for the existing team, and an archive that will exist a long time.

Development Practices

Build and Use a Component Library for a Better Development Experience

A shared component library provides a way to create reusable, consistently styled user experiences across applications, but there are tradeoffs.

PostgreSQL

A Simple Search Engine in Postgres

I had a lot of fun researching and experimenting with Postgres full-text search capabilities. Follow along as I build a simple keyword search with Postgres.

Developer Tools

The 4 Bad Habits of a New Git User

Learning Git, the quintessential version control tool, can be hard, but it's easy to form bad habits. Let's break bad habits and develop better practices.

AWS

Tips for Success Using AWS CloudFormation

There are other infrastructure-as-code tools available, but these few tips will help you get more out of your experiences with AWS CloudFormation.

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