usePrevious Implementations in Comparison
Subtle differences in implementation can lead to bugs on your application.
Writing
Thinking out loud, book reviews and announcements.
A Shell Script to Create New Posts for Markdown Blogs
Create new posts for your Jekyll blog without the hassle.
The Pragmatic Programmer by David Thomas and Andrew Hunt
Twenty years after its initial publication, Andrew Hunt’s and David Thomas’ The Pragmatic Programmer is still essential reading.
GitHub Provides Release Notifications Via Atom Feeds
Get updates on projects from the comfort of your RSS reader.
Should You Write a Custom Component Library?
Probably not. You’re likely just reimplementing solutions to problems that have been solved elsewhere.
The Value of Unit Tests
While integration tests are more reliable to ensure a stable application, units tests are still valuable for testing finer details of individual components.
People Over Processes
Dysfunctional project management often leads to stricter processes. Time to remember that agile is about people.
Looking Back at a Year of Recruiter Emails
Most recruiter emails won’t land you a new job. But they can provide insights into the current job market.
My Problem With Twitter
I loved Twitter as a place where you could connect with new ideas. Now it’s all 280-character hot takes.
Notes From Last Week’s GitHub Universe
GitHub introduces Code Spaces and new issues-management capabilities amongst other new features.
First You Write a Sentence by Joe Moran
If you read one book on writing, read First You Write a Sentence by Joe Moran.
In Defence of the Pull Request
Yes, pull requests slow down delivery. But they also make your team better and the code you ship.
Remote Work Doesn’t Need New Tools
Change the way you work not the software you use.
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte
Edward R. Tufte's classic on data visualisation is still a good read.
Accessibility for Everyone by Laura Kalbag
Laura Kalbag's primer on web accessibility provides a starting point to build more accessible web sites.
Simple Websites
Simple web publishing and simple websites are making a comeback.
Benchmarking Web-font Loading
You can have a web fonts on a site and make it load fast. Here are the numbers.
Building a Tiled Map Using React
An utterly pointless side project
Adding Meaning to a Website
Enriching web documents with semantic data helps computers make sense if its content.
When to Refactor?
Is there ever a good time for refactoring? Yes — the time is now.
The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim, Patrick Debois, John Willis
Notes on The DevOps Handbook by Gene Kim, Patrick Debois and John Willis
Position power, personal power and new managers
How do forms of influence affect a new manager's ability to lead?
Shape Up by Ryan Singer
Notes on Shape Up by Ryan Singer
Working Remotely
Thoughts on how COVID-19 impacts businesses' and workers' perception of remote work.
Leaflet.Deflate 1.2
Announcing the release Leaflet.Deflate 1.2
Open Source Is Not Free
Open-source software is often free. Using it is not.
Performance Testing with Lighthouse CI
Automating website-performance testing with Lighthouse CI
Retiring a Project
Nobody uses your project. Time to retire it.
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Notes on Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Variations of Open Source
One is about giving back, the other is about business.
FOSSGIS 2019
Take-aways from FOSSGIS 2019 conference
Releasing a Library to NPM
Automating releases to NPM
How I Read
I want content delivered to my inbox so I built a tool for it
Leaflet.Deflate 1.0 Is Here
Announcing the release Leaflet.Deflate 1.0