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Ember.js • Feb 23, 2016

How To Create an Ember 2.0-Compatible Select Box

After upgrading to Ember 2.0, I learned that there's no built-in select box. As it turns out, creating my own code helper was easier than I thought.

Development Practices • Feb 22, 2016

Why You Shouldn’t “npm install -g”

Why you should never "npm install -g" a Node.js package when a project-local install will do.

Extracurricular Activities • Feb 21, 2016

Why You Should Consider Mentoring a FIRST Robotics Team

FIRST is such a cool thing to be a part of — a great way to make a difference and to see a difference being made.

Project & Team Management • Feb 20, 2016

Conquering the Perils of Distributed Teams

Don't let the ship go down by ignoring the warning signs of fragmentation and calcification!

Development Practices • Feb 19, 2016

A Plea for Clearer Documentation for Non-Developers

It may take a little longer to write documentation with non-developers in mind, but it could save your team a lot of time down the road.

Web Apps • Feb 18, 2016

JavaScript Promises – How They’ll Work Someday

JavaScript Promises are good, but still carry friction for the developer. Here's how future JavaScript developments will make using Promises better.

Web Apps • Feb 17, 2016

JavaScript Promises – How They Break

JavaScript Promises are great, but there's a number of subtle misuses that can break them. We'll walk through some common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Web Apps • Feb 16, 2016

JavaScript Promises – How They Work

The best way to deal with asynchronous JavaScript is ES6 Promises. Here's an overview of JavaScript Promises, error catching, and how to make your own.

UX/Design Techniques • Feb 15, 2016

Asking “Why” in Design – A Cautionary Tale & Six Resources

Though great designers employ a myriad of tools to solve problems, perhaps the most powerful tool is effective use of the question "why?"

DevOps & System Admin. • Feb 14, 2016

Bash Completion, Part 2: Programmable Completion

Bash programmable completion lets you create your own custom completion functions – scripts that allow you to tab-complete arguments for specific commands.

DevOps & System Admin. • Feb 13, 2016

Bash Completion, Part 1: Using Tab Completion

Using the tab key to automatically complete unambiguous commands and paths in Bash.

UX/Design Tools • Feb 12, 2016

Create a Local Copy of a Website with HTTrack

How to use HTTrack, an open-source utility that lets you copy any website locally.