Mark Jordan
Mark Jordan

Mark Jordan

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Building a cli parser from scratch

Learn how to build a simple CLI parser in just a few lines of code, and then how to extend it with different features

Jun 20 · 10 min read

Being deliberately meaningless

when not making sense makes sense

Mar 31 · 3 min read

Command/query objects and beyond

What to do when the repository pattern is the wrong abstraction

Feb 21 · 5 min read

Building a virtualized list from scratch

Understanding a powerful tool for improving UI render performance

Jan 16 · 5 min read

How to actually write good code

I’ve been writing code professionally for almost a decade now, and yet when people ask how to write code properly I don’t really have a…

Dec 24, 2019 · 7 min read

Removing boilerplate with Typescript

type safety with the least possible amount of extra code

Nov 12, 2019 · 3 min read

How language features affect OO design

Taking a toy problem and exploring how the features available in different programming languages influence the way we write OO code

Oct 30, 2019 · 6 min read

Building an electron app from scratch (Part 4)

Using JSON-RPC as an easy way to reuse code from other languages

Oct 8, 2019 · 4 min read

Building an Electron app from scratch (Part 3)

Integrating SASS into the build and consuming a UI toolkit

Aug 7, 2019 · 4 min read

Building an Electron app from scratch (Part 2)

Starting to build custom behavior for our new application

Jul 19, 2019 · 6 min read

Building an Electron app from scratch (Part 1)

A deep dive into all the various components that make up an electron app.

Jul 12, 2019 · 6 min read

Should you refactor test code?

Test code is a different beast than non-test code. We generally want our tests to be extremely simple and easy to read: if they’re not…

Jun 27, 2019 · 4 min read

Nor(dev):con and thinking in systems

A few months ago, a group of Redgaters went to nor(dev):con — a tech conference in Norwich, full of interesting talks. I happened to be…

May 31, 2019 · 6 min read

How many programmers does it take to turn on a lightbulb?

Adventures in IoT (or, What I Did On My Holidays)

Apr 29, 2019 · 6 min read

Real options and refactoring

How thinking in options helps assuage our fear of uncertainty and reduces unnecessary work.

Mar 17, 2019 · 7 min read

Testing and the confidence pyramid

Much has been written about the classical test pyramid. The basic idea is straightforward — try to write more fast, isolated tests and…

Feb 21, 2019 · 5 min read

A mob of Orcas

Our team’s experiences with mob programming (and how you can do it too)

Jan 30, 2019 · 4 min read

Isolated testing for UI components with test benches

Manual testing without all the fuss

Dec 18, 2018 · 6 min read

Entities, components and systems

What you need to know about ECS and game development

Nov 20, 2018 · 6 min read

Building extensible pipelines with middleware

Let’s look at a fairly powerful programming pattern that’s popped up a few times recently: building an extensible operation out of a…

Oct 29, 2018 · 7 min read