Alastair TaftImproving Pivotal Tracker’s ticket idsPivotals tracking ids suck, they are 9 digit long ids that make it really hard for tickets to be talking points. Let’s fix that.2 min read·Sep 8, 2019----
Alastair TaftES6 Imports are confusing but greatJust noticed this on the BugSnag setup tutorial2 min read·Sep 7, 2018----
Alastair TaftI prefer var over let and constI know I’m in the minority here, everywhere I turn there’s an article telling me to drop`var` and use`let` and `const` exclusively.2 min read·Jun 27, 2018----
Alastair TaftIntroducing my React context menuI was in need of a simple context menu. After some quick Googling I was amazed at how many bad, popular, bloated solutions were out there…1 min read·Jun 21, 2018----
Alastair TaftMy view on the state of CSS in JSI recently volunteered to give a talk at a local developer meetup in Tasmania, Web Dev 42.1 min read·Mar 9, 2018----
Alastair TaftStop depending on tiny brittle packagesWarning, personal rant up ahead.2 min read·Feb 2, 2018----
Alastair TaftUsing Google’s closure library with webpackOver the weekend I participated in a hackathon, we decided to build a web app that would help keep your daily tasks inline with your big…7 min read·Sep 18, 2017----
Alastair Taft2 things that made our site 10x fasterOur start up’s tag line is ‘Lightning fast web applications’. While our company site was quick, it wasn’t quick enough.2 min read·Dec 27, 2016----