Exceptional: Freedom from {:error}s

An error handling library (and philosophy) for Elixir

Coffee in Japan

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m crazy about coffee. I’ve never been in the coffee industry, but it’s certainly a passion. Vancouver is blessed with a number of really excellent third-wave cafes and local roasters, and I practically lived out of a handful of my favourites in Gastown.

A No-Alarm, Inverted Work Schedule

Not setting an alarm has truly been the single largest improvement to my quality of life in recent memory

Background

The Challenge of…

Getting Started with FP

Functional Programming Code and Concepts

Remote Work Lesson: You’re Still Human

TL;DR

Software development is a team sport. Don’t insist on being a rockstar / dev-ninja / level-99 code mage of the darkest arts. You chose to work with this team for a reason: they’re kind, dependable people.

The Soon-to-be Monad Nomad

Hi, I’m the (soon-to-be) Monad Nomad! This publication is going to be a place for me to reflect on my travels, and a way for people to keep tabs on what I’m up to abroad.

I haven’t left yet; I’m waiting for February for a couple of practical reasons. I…

San Francisco

Famed Tech Hub

A Quick Spin in Victoria

I’ll be honest: I never took Victoria very seriously before starting at MetaLab last year, but it’s growing on me…