open source software Rewriting Fluent Sort The native JS API for sorting is a little lacking, so I wrote a thing to fix that.
Cast Iron Cast iron skillets are incredibly versatile pieces. Their key strength is that they retain heat incredibly well, can be seasoned to be almost as non-stick as Teflon pans, and can
philosophy in technology Privilege in Developer Hiring We need to stop demanding free community work from people if we want to find good, honest, hard workers.
reflections Why Web Dev? A few years back, someone asked me why I liked web development. It took me a few years to explain my answer.
javascript Why the heck did I bother making fluent-sort? I made a library called fluent-sort, and I really like it, even though it's a little useless. As developers, self-expression is important, and sometimes that's enough.
javascript Making use of yield in JavaScript A look into the new yield keyword in JavaScript, with a very basic Fibonacci sequence example.
javascript Introduction to Redux Redux is an application state library for JavaScript, often used with React applications.
Keeping your repository clean with git hooks Different developers have different styles, which can clash in a collaborate development environment. A growing trend amongst developers is to leverage their version control systems to block actions from affecting
programming concepts The Fundamentals of Webhooks A webhook is a route created on one application with the expectation that data will be sent to that route periodically from another application. For a concrete example, let us
programming concepts Adding Two-factor Authentication to an Express App Concept Explanation of Easy Two Factor Authentication
Client-side searching a large data set using tries Understanding data structures is an important part of being a web developer when non-trivial problems crop up. What works with 50 entries may not work with 50,000 entries.
javascript Handling an Array of Promises A very common situation is having to make many asynchronous calls. There are two ways that we can wait for those to happen: All at once / without concern for order
javascript Closing in on closure There is a familiar tenet in programming. When the function has completed running, the variables are disposed. This is pretty close to our hearts as programmers. So naturally, JavaScript comes
javascript Understanding Functional Scope In JavaScript, functions determine the scope of a variable, leading to some unexpected scenarios that developers can come across while transitioning from block scope languages. First off, there's the initial
Introducing worker-to-promise From time to time, I make a thing and I like it. Recently, I created a library that is quite unoriginally named Worker-to-Promise, which allows a developer to call methods
philosophy in technology Cheesecake, Printers, and Morality One night, I wanted a slice of cheesecake. This would normally be no real issue; for many years prior in my life, I would have simply walked to the grocery
javascript Loops, Scope, and Asynchronous Code in JavaScript Once upon a time, there was a web page. It was a tiny web page, one of many like itself, but even the tiniest web page is special and so
Browsers, Mobile, and Metro: a year and a half of dabbling in cross-platform coding Eighteen months ago, I started a year long project to make a guided tour mobile application for group’s senior design class. My group and I, busy with job applications
asp.net Using IObservable to make your API SignalR and REST ready A few weeks ago I was put in charge with overhauling an API to allow it to be accessed over REST and SignalR. To avoid unreadable and awful code, I
angularjs Integrating AngularJS and SignalR: The Connection Provider When I began the migration of FunnelFire’s frontend application from Knockout to AngularJS, I was majorly lacking in code organizational practice. Knockout, an amazing and fast framework for data
reflections Dreams of Borboya Disclaimer: originally published on Medium, September 29, 2014. When I was growing up, I wanted to be a little bit of everything. If you’re reading this, I’m sure
the naivety of youth Celebrating the Mundane Disclaimer: originally published on Medium, September 30, 2013. I always hear people talk about those special, amazing, once in a lifetime moments. I hear about saying “I do”, about getting
startups Addicted to the Fight Disclaimer: originally published on Medium, September 1, 2013. Many of my views have since changed. A reflection on my year working for startups. A little over a year ago I
