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Development Practices • Nov 16, 2020

How to Tackle Ill-Defined Technical Work

Have you run into a technically-focused backlog item with little definition? Follow these four steps to manage expectations and find success.

Developer Tools • Nov 04, 2020

Screen – My Favorite Multi-Purpose Tool for Pair Programming

Stop bouncing between Zoom, Discord, Miro, and VSCode Live Share. Screen lets you move smoothly between pair programming, diagramming, and screen sharing.

DevOps & System Admin. • Nov 03, 2020

Best Practices for Managing AWS Configuration with Multiple Sets of Credentials

With these simple principles, I'm able to easily use AWS across multiple accounts and regions on both the web and command line.

UX/Design Practices • Oct 27, 2020

3 Ways to Remove Gender Bias from Early UX Design Phases

What we say about users often includes things like their name, age, and gender. But these bring stereotypes that keep us from being inclusive.

Developer Tools • Oct 26, 2020

Better Remote Pairing with Keycastr and Presentify

I’ve added a couple more tools to my belt when remote pairing — Presentify for screen scribbling and Keycastr for keystroke visualization.

DevOps & System Admin. • Oct 24, 2020

AWS Cloudwatch and PagerDuty Integration

How to integrate PagerDuty with AWS Cloudwatch. They're very powerful tools to use in unison with each other.

React / Redux • Oct 23, 2020

Why I Still Use Redux for Global State Management on React Projects

With the introduction of the context API, Redux may seem pointless. Here are a few reasons why I don't think that's the case.

Project & Team Management • Oct 22, 2020

Joining a New Project? Eliminate the Unknowns

It's important to orient yourself as you get up to speed on a new project. Here are three ways to eliminate unknowns and steady yourself as you learn.

Development Practices • Oct 21, 2020

Onomatopoeia and Code Readability

In some code patterns, the structure resembles its intent. This sort of code tends to be easier to scan and understand quickly.

Growing as Makers • Oct 19, 2020

Stop Trying to Optimize Your New Developers!

New developers can only learn so many things at once, and they need to tackle high-value skills first. Optimizing their workflow can — and should! — wait.

UX/Design Tools • Oct 16, 2020

Styling Modern Web Applications – CSS Frameworks vs. Component Libraries

Pre-built CSS frameworks and component libraries offer a great starting point for web app styling, but which one is right for your project?

Project & Team Management • Oct 04, 2020

Dealing with Foggy or Ambiguous Project Starts

Technically challenging projects often begin with a long period of uncertainty. Here are four ways to start moving forward instead of spinning your wheels.