My most used HTML tag is <div>, which I think stands for the division. I use it because it flows full width, and its block layout is more straightforward for me to think of. …

In the tips and tricks from ReScript Docs, they explain why the following won’t work. type person = {age: int, name: string}; type monster = {age: int, hasTentacles: bool}; let getAge = (entity) => entity.age; let kraken = {age: 9999, hasTentacles: true}; let me = {age: 5, name: "Baby ReScript"}; …

I got frustrated with spreadsheets. They are dynamic and convenient, but it’s a mess to work with, unreliable to share, hard to scale. I wanted to be able to build my ideas. Spreadsheets only lived on my computer. I enrolled in a Bootcamp, which back then was around $500 per…

Previous research has suggested that including negative words, such as “not,” in the middle of a sentence can throw off our brains and make it more difficult to understand. True or False? How Our Brain Processes Negative Statements Every day we are confronted with positive and negative statements. By combining the new, incoming information with what…www.psychologicalscience.org As a software programmer, I have noticed that omitting negative operators in the code translates into a more productive code base…

The following are some principles that I use to guide myself through the professional journey of mastering my craft. Do your job with the highest quality that you can deliver As you start learning a profession, you might have to accept a lower pay while you gain experience and build your reputation. Eventually, you will get more demand for your good…

After using expressJS for a while, I noticed that the HTTP responses from my nodeJS server weren’t compressed. Then I found out about a compressing method called gzip. This method is supported by browsers and speeds up HTTP connections. To add compression to your node app you can use the…

Every year I take time to research about Software Development Automation. In this newsletter issue I post some relevant tools and articles. Software Development Automation tools are progressing at an impressive rate. My estimate is that in 5 years this tools will be ready to be implemented by serious Software…

Open Source Software (OSS) means that the source code is open for the public to see. It is common that OSS licenses allow third party people to copy and use the software for free. Watch out, this is a trap! OSS can be more expensive than paid software. The last sentence might be a head-scratcher, but it is…

Open office space can be compared to a Docker container. Contained within the office scope, we can find people who are processing work. They get inputs and deliver outputs. They interact with each other like apps with APIs would, and they can also handle work individually. The server ports of a…