A holistic health checkin 2017 May 31
It’s been a while since I last talked about nutrition, fitness or health. I think it’s time. Where before my articles about this have been focused on one aspect of health, this article will cover it all. It makes sense though - it’s reflective of my more holistic approach these days. Read more »
Starting on Signal 2017 May 17
I’ve decided to put away my consultant hat for a while, because I’ve joined Open Whisper Systems to work on their Signal Desktop application! I’m really excited to contribute to such an important mission. Read more »
What's a Monad? Digging into Haskell 2017 May 03
My functional journey started with Javascript techniques, grew as I briefly explored a few functional languages, then bloomed as I got comfortable with Elixir. Going further has finally defined some long-nebulous terms and shown me the power of both algebraic data types and compiler assurance that a given function is truly pure. Read more »
Hard-won lessons: Five years with Node.js 2017 Apr 19
After five years working with Node.js, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve already shared a few stories, but this time I wanted to focus on the ones I learned the hard way. Bugs, challenges, surprises, and the lessons you can apply to your own projects! Read more »
Better Git configuration 2017 Apr 05
I like Git. I use it all the time. As I sometimes do, I recently took some time to really dig in, read through documentation, and review my global Git configuration. Welcome to my fourth stack improvements post! Read more »
Think in alternatives (Dev productivity tip #5) 2017 Mar 21
I’ve been told that I’m a very productive developer. And I’m sharing how I do it. Welcome to the fifth in my developer productivity tips series: Think in alternatives. Your solution works, yes. Did... Read more »
Getting started with Elixir 2017 Mar 07
The more time I spend with JavaScript, the more brushes I have with the dangerous cliffs of Node.js, and the more I gravitate toward functional design principles. Thus, I periodically find myself... Read more »
An Agile organization 2017 Feb 21
What does an Agile company look like? Most discussion of Agile is about the software development methodology, therefore only the software parts of an organization. But leadership wants to be able... Read more »
2017: Twenty years online 2017 Feb 07
Remember AngelFire? It was 20 years ago when I signed up to host my first little web page, establishing my initial presence on the internet. I’ve spoken before about my blogging progression, but... Read more »
Top ten pull request review mistakes 2017 Jan 25
I’ve worked on a whole lot of GitHub-hosted projects, whether personal, open-source, or on contract. Sometimes using the public GitHub, and other times GitHub Enterprise. But one thing is the same... Read more »
