TypeScript • Apr 18, 2023 Learn Observables by Building a Stoplight Observables are new to me and may be to you, too. Here, I’ll walk you through what I learned from building a stoplight using observables.
JavaScript • Apr 17, 2023 How to Use busboy for File Uploads in Express Middleware Here's an Express middleware function that uses the busboy library to save an uploaded (multipart form) file to a temp file on disk.
Development Practices • Apr 16, 2023 Keep Your Documentation Up to Date with a Checklist I've recently utilized a Documentation Checklist to help keep my software documentation up-to-date while saving time and effort.
Project & Team Management • Apr 15, 2023 Accept Conway’s Law in Big Projects Projects running for long periods will experience change. When the change is large and involves new teams, beware of Conway's Law.
Development Practices • Apr 14, 2023 How to Write Good “Bad” Code Sometimes, writing bad code is actually the right solution. Being a perfectionist can get in the way of progress on your project.
Artificial Intelligence • Apr 13, 2023 ChatGPT and the Value of a Computer Science Education As someone who recruits graduates for their first jobs, I'm interested in how ChatGPT will impact the future of computer science education.
Personal Optimization • Apr 12, 2023 Tips for Learning Vim in 2023 One of the most important tools for learning Vim is a cheat sheet, or, if you’d like a deeper dive, a Vim book.
Prisma • Apr 11, 2023 2 Quick and Easy Ways to Set the Environment Database in Prisma Here are two quick and easy ways to set the environment database in Prisma, methods that don't require writing scripts for dotenv.
Developer Tools • Apr 10, 2023 Write Cleaner Unit Tests Using Parameterization Look out for repeated patterns in your unit tests. You might be able to implement some parameterization to make them more succinct.
Project & Team Management • Apr 09, 2023 How Adding a Delivery Lead Changed Our Project Adding a Delivery Lead to my project led to a huge shift in a number of ways. I only wish we had done it sooner.
UX/Design Practices • Apr 08, 2023 Don’t Let Your Design System Dictate Your Design Process Design systems are valuable for creating consistency and structure in the design process, but they can be limiting if relied on too heavily.
Evolving the Industry • Apr 07, 2023 GitHub Copilot Should Pay For the Code It Uses Microsoft charges you $10 per month to access its code generation tool. However, none of that money goes to the people who wrote the code.
