Eumir GasparinWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsHow writing tests for your future self will make your tests betterWhen practicing test driven development (TDD), we sometimes tend to focus on testing everything. This 100% coverage mentality can sometimes…Jul 20, 20181Jul 20, 20181
Eumir GasparinWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsA quick tale about FEFF, an invisible UTF-8 character that wrecked our CSV filesToday, we encountered an error while trying to create some database seeds from a CSV. This CSV was originally generated by me using a Ruby…Jun 15, 20182Jun 15, 20182
Eumir GasparinHackerNoon.comHow well do you know your keyboard?Most of us sit in front of a computer all day. True, some use their mouse, trackpad or tablet, but for most people using a computer, the…May 29, 2018May 29, 2018
Eumir GasparinWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsHow I used (computer) SCIENCE! to deal with more than a thousand Lego piecesMost kids absolutely LOVE Legos. My son has been playing with the Duplo ones, but we have since recently “upgraded” him to the normal ones…May 2, 2018May 2, 2018
Eumir GasparinWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsHow to make your code reviews fun (and not dreadful)I’ve done my fair share of code reviews. By fair share, I mean a lot. Have you ever done a code review of an epic feature? I have. It was…Apr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018
Eumir GasparinHackerNoon.comWhat good are standards if we don’t follow them?Recently, I have been working on a project where I had to deal with a bunch of agencies that use a standard format of XML called REAXML…Apr 19, 2018Apr 19, 2018
Eumir GasparinHackerNoon.comInvesting in the developer community to grow your companyThis is a story of investing in skills and development with a twist: instead of your own skills, this is a story of investing in other…Apr 8, 20181Apr 8, 20181
Eumir GasparinWe’ve moved to freeCodeCamp.org/newsThings I’ve learned from pair programming interviewsSome companies prefer to pair program with candidates to get a feel for working with them while gauging their skills. I have been in a…Apr 6, 20187Apr 6, 20187
Eumir GasparinHackerNoon.comIf you’re thinking about microservices for an MVP, you’re probably doing it wrongThis stems out from a conversation in the Slack group for the Philippine Tech Hackers (or Phackers). There was a question in our…Mar 26, 2018Mar 26, 2018
Eumir GasparinHackerNoon.comCould YOLO Driven Development be a thing?I am a very impressionable person. I get LSS (or Last Song Syndrome) a LOT. I usually also get to copy a lot of my colleagues’…Mar 21, 20182Mar 21, 20182