Learning to Be a Tech Lead

For most of my career, I’ve been an individual contributor: focused on the tasks at hand, writing code, among…

Why use generators in PHP?

I’ve heard many co-workers, friends, and colleagues at meetups acknowledge the existence of generators in PHP…

Custom Controls in your Wistia Player

Using the Plugin API to Pimp your Player

Enforce code standards with composer, git hooks, and phpcs

Maintaining code quality on projects where there are many developers contributing is a tough assignment. How many times have you tried to contribute to an open-source project only to find the maintainer rejecting your pull…

Array Oriented Programming

If you work with PHP long enough you’ll inevitably find a class method that looks something like this:

2015 SXSWi Recap Series — Daniel Pink on Using Fear, Shame & Empathy to Change Behavior

The Subtle Pitfall of Extraneous Mapping

First, some disambiguation is in order. Whether you call it a “map,” or a “dictionary,”…

Sharing Styles Across Brands and Sass Maps For Extensibility