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“I Call Shotgun” – Contributing as the Navigator When Pair Programming

While pair programming, having an engaged navigator can prevent the driver from wasting time on pesky syntax errors or little logic errors.

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I’d like to share how I dug into some unfamiliar code to find some direction so you can see how I approach this sort of problem.

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If you're working with Discriminated Unions, TypeScript's Assertion Functions can help keep your test expectations legible.

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Discriminated unions are powerful. I hope this post helps you make better use of a great abstraction in your next Typescript project.

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We recently had a need for runtime configuration in our web app’s frontend. In this post I’ll describe what that means and how we achieved it.

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Using test-driven development as a mechanism for defining success for software, in turn, also defines success for the domain you are working in.

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If you find yourself writing long and complex email regex patterns for one entry form, you may want to consider if it's worth the time and effort.

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One critical software development skill is to be willing to fold when a path becomes untenable and be aware of the tradeoffs in a different solution.

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With Redis 6 now having built-in TLS support and Heroku with optional support for Hobby-dev tier, it's time to utilize TLS with minimal effort.

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Over the last few years, I’ve found myself leaning on a useful new code smell I’ve stumbled across, one I call being "Polluted by the Precipitant."

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Elm has something for everyone to learn. Its principles are nearly universally applicable to other development environments.

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Use the Socratic method in pair programming sessions to improve your understanding of your thought process, and grow a junior developer's skills.