Chris DaviesWhen mutability bitesSome time ago in the Clojure subreddit, the question was asked, “Does anyone have any concrete examples of when mutability got them into…May 4, 2018May 4, 2018
Chris DaviesRewrites aren’t always a bad ideaJoel Spolsky once said that the single worst mistake a software company can make is rewriting the code from scratch.Jan 29, 2018Jan 29, 2018
Chris DaviesWhy are there so many damn front-end web frameworks?(Or, haters, please go hate somewhere other than Reddit and Hacker News.)Jan 16, 201817Jan 16, 201817
Chris DaviesThat time I got too much money in Secret of ManaGrowing up, I was poor. And my friend, Levi, was poor. This meant we had to be very selective about what video games we bought. And it…Dec 14, 2017Dec 14, 2017
Chris DaviesNo, I won’t relocate to Expensiveville in order to work for you.As someone who’s been around the software industry for a while, I frequently receive emails that go something like this:Dec 9, 2017Dec 9, 2017
Chris DaviesSuper Simple Services With NanoboxDevops. No software engineer wants to do it, but we all need it.Nov 11, 20171Nov 11, 20171
Chris DaviesinHackerNoon.comWhy does this site require JavaScript?It’s a question I see all the time on Hacker News forums. Whenever someone posts a Show HN site that is implemented in React/Angular/Vue…Jun 22, 20171Jun 22, 20171
Chris DaviesPublishing a ClojureScript library toClojars (in 2017)Recently, mostly as an exercise in learning the Clojure ecosystem, I decided to try publishing a library to Clojars. I’ve published a…Jun 20, 20171Jun 20, 20171
Chris DaviesinHackerNoon.comWhy you should check out ClojureScriptRecently, I sat down and compiled a list of programming features that really make a positive impact on my day-to-day work:Jun 2, 20173Jun 2, 20173
Chris DaviesinHackerNoon.comDear interwebs, what language am I describing?I’m going to describe my ideal language. What I want to know is: what language is this?May 10, 20172May 10, 20172