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100 days of writing about code

’Tis the season to take on personal challenges. Reading about the #100DaysOfCode challenge has me feeling the spirit. That challenge a…

Dec 30, 2016

100 days of writing about code

Dec 30, 2016

An Impromptu NYC Meetup — Putting Our Heads (And Hearts) Together

Read this here: https://dev.to/ben/an-impromptu-nyc-meetup--putting-our-heads-and-hearts-together

Nov 10, 2016

Nov 10, 2016

The psychological battle of big refactorings

We usually talk about refactoring code with the same kind of pedantic approach we do with all other kinds of software writing. We come up…

Jul 25, 2016

Jul 25, 2016

Code is Suffering

No, you will not be able to scale your CSS without pain. Your attempts to circumvent its shortcomings through transpilation, inlining…

Jun 9, 2016

Jun 9, 2016

Long Live jQuery

The reports of jQuery’s death are greatly exaggerated.

May 24, 2016

May 24, 2016

Teach Writing Code First

Throughout my career as a software engineer, many people have told me that learning to write code is difficult. I challenge this claim. The…

May 20, 2016

May 20, 2016

What Will GitHub Be in 5 Years?

GitHub has had a profound effect on software, and therefore the world. Everyone knows the company that has raised a lot of money with the…

May 9, 2016

May 9, 2016

How I Made this Website Hella Fast Without Overcomplicating Things

If only Medium weren’t a bloated mess, but I digress.

May 7, 2016

May 7, 2016

Today’s O RLY Book: Moving Fast and Breaking Things

May 2, 2016

May 2, 2016

What Happens to Lazy Programmers?

Programmers are lazy. Or not. Programmers are sometimes lauded for “laziness”, in reference to a personality trait that leads them to…

May 1, 2016

May 1, 2016

The Practical Developer

The Practical Developer

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Great coding resources and commentary. Sometimes wise, sometimes ridiculous, always helping you become a better developer.

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