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Coding with empathy

When we forget that code is also for humans to read, we end up with scary codebases that make the future maintainers pull their hair out.

Feb 8, 2019

Coding with empathy

Feb 8, 2019

Exploring micro-frontends

Micro-services…on the front-end?

Aug 27, 2018

Exploring micro-frontends

Aug 27, 2018

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Friends Don’t Let Friends Write React Boilerplate

Have you ever made a pie? If you have, I’m sure you know the amount of detail & precision that goes into that perfect “from-scratch”…

Feb 16, 2018

Friends Don’t Let Friends Write React Boilerplate

Feb 16, 2018

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Level Up Coding

Keeping a Clean Console

Using Chrome DevTools to Stop Logging JSON Responses

Feb 5, 2018

Keeping a Clean Console

Feb 5, 2018

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Level Up Coding

Elm: Make-Its & Break-Its

An explanation of the pros and cons of Elm

Jan 27, 2018

Elm: Make-Its & Break-Its

Jan 27, 2018

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Level Up Coding

5 Front-End Technologies I’m Keeping My Eye on in 2018

My wife is from Las Vegas. At New Years Eve just a week ago, Las Vegas swarmed with over 300,000 guests. Some of those guests left a lot…

Jan 6, 2018

5 Front-End Technologies I’m Keeping My Eye on in 2018

Jan 6, 2018

Why Keeping a Code Journal Will Help You Become a Better Developer

I’ll be honest — I straight-up stole this idea from Ryan McDermott after hearing him talk about keeping a code journal on JS Jabber and how…

Oct 25, 2017

Why Keeping a Code Journal Will Help You Become a Better Developer

Oct 25, 2017

Learning a New Codebase: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

At one point or another — whether you’re a seasoned pro or just getting started — you’re going to have to learn a new codebase. It’s always…

Aug 29, 2017

Aug 29, 2017

5 Myths About The Post-Bootcamp Job Search

These days it seems like everybody is trying to break into tech. I was just there 2 months ago: and if you had told me that my job search…

Aug 15, 2017

Aug 15, 2017

Create a CSS Parser Using Tagged Template Literals

Ever since I was made aware of the CSS-in-JS movement, I’ve been hooked. While SASS/LESS are amazing, I find that there’s nothing quite…

Jun 6, 2017

Jun 6, 2017

Benjamin Johnson

Benjamin Johnson

Software Engineer. Learning every day one mistake at a time. https://www.benjaminjohnson.me

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